Mang Proc
To his peers, Mang Procopio was probably an everyman. He was a respected journalist, a prize-winning writer and poet, and...
To the next youth leaders
The long-awaited barangay-Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections are finally here. We know the elections were postponed multiple times, but now, we...
Warm welcome
One night last month, I arrived home dazed and exhausted. I had just spent two terrible hours crawling through rush-hour...
What working in government taught me
I have always wanted to work in the government. When I was in elementary and high school, I often criticized...
What a student taught a teacher
Heroes, warriors and torch-bearers—these are words that are used to refer to us teachers.
The day I snapped
The first semester was almost done. The final examinations were approaching.
Duterte in the flesh
At a recent dinner hosted by the Inquirer, I was lucky to be a fly on the wall in a...
We are savages
Yesterday a boy’s corpse was found—the face wrapped in tape, the body marked by stabs.
Tired at only 23
My parents used to tell me I was so full of life when I was a child. I put a...
Save a dog
Adopting a stray dog is better than buying a puppy.
