What’s my column in Panorama and Tempo today about? Read on.
The year was 1998. We showed up at Harvard’s doorsteps – five Filipinos with diverse interests and backgrounds: Amina Rasul, Corina Unson, Arlene Pamintuan, Jesse Robredo and myself. We were enrolled in a mid-career course on public administration under the Edward Mason Fellowship Program of [...]
When I was a child, my favorite sanctuary in our entire house was my father’s library. That was where Beowulf and I became acquainted. Where Aesop’s Fables would serve wisdom in the briefest of word counts. In my father’s library, the Book of Knowledge was placed on a shelf well within my reach.
And then [...]
Jenny R., a call center agent, wrote to Our Times. And this is what she had to say:
“I read your article last May 18, 2008 entitled “Life at a Call Center.†All what Sandy said was true and I totally agreed with her. Many people think that we are earning so much maybe because of [...]
One of the lasting legacies of Arturo Brion before he left the Department of Labor and Employment to assume the august position of Supreme Court Justice was opening the Canadian job market to Filipino workers. It was because of then Secretary Brion’s tenacity and good connections to the federal and provincial governments of Canada that [...]
What do you believe in? God the Father, the nobility of mothers, the stoic heroism of fathers, the blissful innocence of a child, the lust for money, the demonic influence of the corrupt, nature’s mischief, a policeman’s badge. The list is endless.
Someone I admire once told me that he believes a person needs only [...]
Sunday is the blast of cool air you feel when ducking into a mall to escape the afternoon heat. It’s a one-day pass to lethargy beginning with late mornings celebrated by coffee stirred and sipped with a steady hand and a slow-paced heart. It’s flip-flops day where dogs worship at your feet, thrilled in spending [...]
Memories of the Thirteenth Congress did not edify the way Bonifacio’s bolo would if entrusted unto our hands even for just a minute. We hold it at arm’s length knowing that it could not even muster a quorum to pass key legislation in its last four days of existence. We have seen senators and congressional [...]
Blogger’s Note: My apologies for not posting my Panorama Mag columns as consistently as before. Anyway, below is a column which appeared in last Sunday’s magazine as well as in Tempo. Judging from the number of e-mails I got, it seems this particular column sparked quite a discussion within the UN system here in Manila.More [...]
Reminders to vote wisely have become a cliché, if not an old joke. With sarcasm, one is tempted to reply, yes, of course, but who’s Wisely? Still, it is a reminder worth passing on especially to the young people of today.
There is much to be concerned about in the coming polls.
First, it seems [...]
Very soon, Filipino travelers would no longer have to suffer the embarrassment of being made to wait until the immigration officer inspects the antiquated Philippine passports issued by the government.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, a temporary restraining order issued by a Pasig City judge against the e-passport program of the Department of Foreign Affairs has [...]
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