People and the law and also published by The Manila Times on 22 March 2023. When people own their issues, they also own the law that aims to address those issues. This ideal state arises when conditions for people participation have been developed. It promotes a political system that enables government to respond more effectively…
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The economy is alive, but…
The economy is alive, but… was also published by The Manila Times on 1 February 2023. The economy comes back to life but leaves the farmers dead. The Philippine economy grew by 7.6 percent, in terms of Gross Domestic Product (total value of local goods and services) in 2022. After being battered the previous year…
A slap in the face
This article “A slap in the face” was also published by The Manila Times on 6 June 2022. For fun (to spectators) and money (for competitors) there is a sports competition in Russia called “Slap Championships,” and another one in Arizona, USA, called “Rage in The Cage Face Slapping Championships.” Competitors stand across each other…
Holy Eucharist: War over the body of ChristÂ
Holy Eucharist: War over the body of Christ was also published by The Manila Times on 1 June 2022. WWJD? It is a question that bristles up each time Christ’s followers bicker on how to interpret his words. It is short for “What would Jesus do?” Early this month, WWJD once again stirred many voices…
Click here to know more
Click here (First of a two-part article) was also published by The Manila Times on 9 February 2022. When I saw an image of a nice-looking woman on social media whose hands covered her half-exposed breasts, I instantly clicked it, expecting that she could be flaunting more. True enough, the click dutifully bared before my…
Fishy Fishing
Fishy Fishing was also published by The Manila Times on 26 February 2022. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s recent announcement that government is set to import tons of fish has drawn criticisms from a school of sectors. In an online briefing on 20 January 2022, Dar said his agency will import 60,000 tons of…
The poor to the rescue, again?
(Published by The Manila Times on 6 May 2020) THE presidential adviser on entrepreneurship, Jose Maria “Joey” Concepcion 3rd, whipped up a social media fuss a few days ago. On April 29, 2020, in an online discussion dubbed “We Rise as One,” organized by the Shareholders’ Association of the Philippines, where he was one of…
More culture, less law
(Also published by The Manila Times on 18 March 2020.) MY neighborhood in an inner barangay (village) of Imus, Cavite has had progress in somehow easing the flow of vehicular traffic (consisting mostly of motorcycles, tricycles and private cars) by applying more self-discipline and relying less on traffic enforcers. I must hasten to mention that…
Let’s Recolor Our World
A 40-MINUTE or so wait for a bus ride from Imus, Cavite that would take me to Lawton, Manila often gets me to digress to something many commuters go through while they feel public transportation has abandoned them — to consider paying more for alternative modes of transport (e.g., Grab, taxi, Angkas, car pooling, etc.)….
Remembering Sisa
In Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, Sisa (some historians say the name was taken from his older sister Narcisa) is the mother of two teenaged boys—Crispin and Basilio. The boys worked as Sacristan apprentice in a parish where the priest—Father Salvi, among others, accused them of stealing church collections. Sisa’s husband was a pest, drunkard…
Balangiga and the IDPs in My Mind
From mid-2003 to sometime in 2006, I was part of a team that facilitated community meetings in Balangiga, Eastern Samar. Ours was one of several teams working in poor municipalities selected by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for its KALAHI CIDSS Project. The project applies community participation processes to the planning, implementation,…