Trigger Warning! This column talks about matters on mental health as an excuse, stigma, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. In case this is may affect your emotional or psychological capacity...

A newly-released study from the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Tobacco Control examined over 5,500 publicly-visible posts of e-cigarette brands in the Philippines between August 2022 and...

Despite  the enactment of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA)  or R.A. No. 8371  twenty seven  years ago, conflicting laws and policies have made the implementation of this law quite challenging...

It was on my birthday in 2021 when one of the Bersamins first called and offered me to run for Mayor. It took me a day to say Yes because while the position never daunted me, I still needed God’s...

Milk tea please. In a world that’s full of myriad things, how do you keep up with the times? How do you remain sane in a world that makes you insane? Actually, I myself experienced this. I...

As I write this, I struggle to find fault or some grievance to remember him by. It’s a struggle I now pledge to embrace until that day comes. That day I can share his candor and kindness. And learn to...

Some   352,479 kilograms  of trash and debris, ranging from plastics to other waste materials,  were collected in 250 coastal sites across the country during the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)...

I think there are angels in us no matter how some see cruelty in this world. There are kind and empathetic people. So choose the world with them, one that is happy – the one that’s filled...

I think that this may seem to be an unabashed statement but Religion is not faith and faith is grounded on how you help people and has no intention of hurting others — well, primarily. Although this...

Government positions should not serve as a means for personal gain or privilege. A reminder from Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo in his homily  during the  September 22, 2024   mass at the...