Our tendency to be impenitent
“THEN began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for they had not done penance. ‘Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and...
Clear dives
What keeps government officials from sharing and disclosing vital information to the public regarding nagging questions about the damage of the San Juanico Bridge that until the time the information remains unclear, chiefly on...
Problematic supply
The water supply in key cities of Eastern Visayas—Tacloban, Ormoc, Catbalogan, among others—has become unreliable, inadequate, and, in some areas, practically nonexistent. This persistent failure is unacceptable, and the burden now falls heavily on...
Pacman’s rightful place
With a flurry of camera strobes and berserk punches, Manny Pacquiao—gray temples, muscles no longer what they once were—has stunned the boxing world with a comeback-for-the-ages. Sparing his creaky frame, the graciousness of wearing...
Lessons from the parable of the Good Samaritan
THE obvious lesson we can immediately gather from the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10,25,37) is that we should have true empathy and compassion with everyone, irrespective of how those involved are, whether...