Photos by Inggo Escalante
Now on its third year, my annual birthday dive outing with my dive group to places around the Philippines—Bohol…
The recent launch of the English and Filipino anthology Baguiong Buhay awakened memories of my own family’s decision to move from Manila…
Has the selection process for the National Artist (NA) awards been reduced to that of a secretive conclave? And must the public endure this…
It felt so good to wake up to a Federer-Roddick exhibition match Tuesday in the US Open. It made my day, a big happening to kick off the…
Many classrooms in the earthquake areas collapsed from the tremors.
IT WAS in 2011, while I was visiting the survivors of a busted…
Now, I just had to put in my two cents’ worth about how racism is alive and well in 2026, but is being trounced by public response.
It…
Seeing the “mountain” on the old sprawling campus of Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS, pronounced Ja-sams) as the car sped down…
Photos by Roland Rabang
When Ben Tapang, who went by the nickname “Lolo Ben” even before he retired from the University of the…
“But I almost had PTSD from wearing high heels for 16 weeks. I feel like I should get a Medal of Freedom!”—Meryl Streep in an…
