Vantage Points

Kuwentong Peyups | Inclusive legal adoption for the LGBTQIA+ community

The recent Pride March encouraged adoption and alternative forms of child care from eligible members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender ,...

THINK ON THESE | Reaching the impossible dream

“Dream of the dreams that have never been dreamt,” urged Welsh actor David Bower. If you, don’t let that dream go into oblivion. “Follow your dreams. I am not saying it’s going to be easy, but I am saying it’s going to be worth it,” said Moffat Machingura.

ESPRESSO MORNINGS | Preparing for El Niño

Even as the rainy season has begun, there are still areas across the Philippines recording dangerous heat indices — proof that climate change is...

Humility: Freedom from pride and arrogance

“Talent is God-given, be humble,” reminds John Wooden. “Fame is man-given, be grateful. Conceit is self-given, be careful.” Fame, someone once said,...

OBLIQUE OBSERVATIONS | Preventing another school shooting: AI, security, Project Stigma

On June 22, a school shooting occurred at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte. Three students died, and 20 others...

The lighter side of marriage

Marriage is one of the greatest institutions created by God in the Garden of Eden. The first marriage was initiated by God between...

Kuwentong Peyups | CCP Queer plays to celebrate Pride month

Many gays still experience feelings of isolation, guilt, and shame due to the clash between their religious upbringing and their sexual orientation. Family...

Marriage: Before taking the knot

The Holy Bible tells us that God first created man named Adam. But he was alone, so while he was sleeping, the Lord God “took one of the man’s ribs” and “made a woman from the rib” (Genesis 2:21-22). She was called a woman because “she was taken out of man.”

Kuwentong Peyups | “Tengang kawali” syndrome on fakenews

Tengang kawali is a popular Tagalog idiom that literally translates to "cooking pan ear." It describes someone who plays deaf, pretends not to hear,...

THINK ON THESE | Daddy dearest

“Average fathers have patience. Good fathers have more patience. Great fathers have an ocean of patience.” — Reed Markham *** Humorist Erma Bombeck, the author of...