All that I knew about Gregoria de Jesus is that she was the wife of revolutionary Gat Andres Bonifacio, or Mrs. Andres Bonifacio. Then I recently saw   “Lakambini: Gregoria de Jesus”  when it  was...

As a person with a disability myself, I believe that work is essential to self fulfillment. It is a way to earn and sustain your daily basic needs. Although I have struggled to be employed, sanity...

Language and culture play a significant component in the social integration and connection among the people of a certain community/society. They shape and influence the way people understand the...

Victims of trafficking face profound suffering that may last their lifetime, the incalculable injustice perpetrated by  people who make a living out of deceiving unsuspecting victims , taking...

What is more important — the destination or the journey? I think knowing your destination is important. For example, when you ride a jeepney you know where it’s headed to and where you will stop...

The “right to life” line in the abortion debate centers on the conflicting rights, particularly the moral status of a fetus  versus bodily autonomy of the mother. Anti-abortion groups argue that a...

Hocus Pocus is the drawing of attention to one thing while deterring it from reality. That is what perhaps, the news of Senator Imee Marcos pronouncements is doing right now – focusing on...

The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year, including the recent  Tino (Kalmeigi)  and Uwan (Fung-wong)...

They say reality is a perceived way of looking at things. Yet, no two persons are exactly the same so how can you say that their realities are the same? In bouts of hallucinations from auditory to...

Music is a movie’s hidden language. The original  soundtrack (OST) of movie or a series acts as a storytelling tool that enhances the audience’s experience by setting the mood, evoking emotions...