Beyond superstitions
For more than two decades, I had contemplated the supposed wisdom of the advice given to me by my graduate professor in Creative Writing, Dr. Resil Mojares of the University of San Carlos, Cebu...
A town I fell for
Before I got the chance to visit this town for the first time, I’ve been kind of skirting it, just skirting it, on my way to Southern Leyte and back. I saw the signboards...
Language power
THINGS TO MIND By: Doms Paliawan
Can the government have complete control of its citizens through language? This is precisely what Orwell, author of the book 1984, is trying to show. Without language, he argues,...
Peace from within
Thanks to the active presence of the police force in public places frequented by huge crowd this holiday season, no alarming incident happened that could have marred the peace and order in the localities...
Tacloban, most improved HUC nationwide
One of the most difficult functions of government operations at any level is the realization of an efficient tax collection. Some bigtime business establishment owners, and some high- level income professionals to include several...
Hunger for power
An abused Tagalog cliche states, “Sa taong gusto maraming paraan at sa taong ayaw maraming dahilan.” Pres. Noynoy Aquino though attempting to convey this adage was not able to quote it in such phrase...