Lavish or austere?
IN our liturgical celebrations, we can either be lavish or austere depending on the circumstances. What is important is what is in our heart—whether there is real love or not, whether there is a...
Speaking of birthday
I wrote this article in time when I was supposed to celebrate my birthday. So what do you think could its theme be? One of festive nature, right? Well, to some indeed, such a...
Exploitation
The massive demand nowadays for English teachers in non-English speaking countries who desire to learn the language results in the hiring of many Filipino English teachers to teach online. At first glance, this is...
Unfortunate, unforgettable, yet unhealed
I simply cannot ignore the fact that as this coulmn see print, it will be the 9th year of that unforgettable calamity. Every pen pusher and pundit real and otherwise, would write and describe...
Toughness amid unavoidable scandals
YES, we have to be tough, with the toughness of charity, amid the unavoidable scandals in the world. Christ already warned us about this. “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur,” he said. (Lk...
ADB: Food Security Fund for Assistance to Phil.
The Philippine food security program will get much-needed boost with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) seeking a slice from the $14-Billion fund being allocated to help address the food crisis in Asia and the...