Fill Me In
The game starts
I start counting, not because it’s September already and the Christmas Day count down begins. My focus is the May 9, 2022 election. It’s roughly 224 days before we exercise our right to suffrage, choosing the new leader of the country. While the filing of certificates of candidacy will...
Bursting Bubbles
Watching the Bukuna Bubble zoom meeting reminds of the John Travolta movie, Boy in a Plastic Bubble. This 1976 movie revolves around Tod Lubitch, played by Travolta, who was born with a dysfunctional immune system that contact with unfiltered air may be fatal. Like the seniors over 65 and children ...
Dipping Hands
Way back during my growing up years, one of the games I liked most was “who stole the cookie from the cookie jar” because it kept met alert to dodge accusations. The game starts with the group leader chanting: who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? I think number 1 (or whoever h...
Make Or Break
Since he reportedly violated health protocols for visiting his pregnant wife in the hospital in March last year despite testing positive for Covid, this is the first time I am siding with Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III for chiding the faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi who w...
We’re back
Going around the metropolis has always been my favorite, to check on what’s happening. Somewhere in the Kapitolyo area, I noticed a long queue of people at ATMs and banks . It’s the same scene in the supermarkets around town. While there are oppositors, which is understable, everybody&rs...
What's in it for us
After a year and almost four months of house arrest, children aged five and above were allowed to go outdoors, dine al fresco, in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ) as well as modified GCQ. This good news riled up single mother Victoria. She made plans to finally have a quick weeken...
Steaming, Percolating
Though summer is behind us now, the heat is still on. One may agree that yes, the rainy season is upon us already, and LPAs and typhoons began visiting. But there is another type of heat coming, and it’s percolating. We haven't felt its full impact yet. The country’s geo-political a...
Opening-up
Transport is a critical segment of the economy. Pre-pandemic, our transport system left so much to be desired. The TV news programs and social media accounts were full of narratives about the pitiful condition of Filipino commuters who had to squeeze their way into overloaded b...
The heat is on
It is hot. It’s not about the soaring climate temperature we have been experiencing the past couple weeks, which makes all of us long to dip in the swimming pool. Lucky are those who have a pool in their very own backyard. For us proletariats, we have this intense craving to go to the beach ...
Political Twist
Just like a whiff, April will soon be behind us. We’re just about to enter the second month of the second quarter of the year, but you can already sense in the air the political season of 2022. Whether they may want to admit it or not, a number of politicians, particularly those wanting...
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