‘Sir, pa-cancel po’
In Metro Manila, movement is governed by delay. Last week, amid the December rush, I crossed the city by motorcycle,...
The yearning youth
Progress over perfection, as they say. The results of the 2025 midterm elections were far from what I expected, yet...
The silent struggle of the middle
Growing up, I always thought we got by well, better than most. You see, we’re not rich, but I wouldn’t...
Money talks
While the less fortunate are forced to break bones just to afford a whisper, the rich never have any difficulty...
Malaise within gated communities
There’s a famous allegorical story by the late essayist David Foster Wallace where two fictitious fish in the ocean have...
Surrounded by the privileged
From the moment I could think rationally, I knew I wanted to study in Manila because of opportunities that would...
Taking stock
A few years ago, in my work in portfolio risk management, I was given the task of conducting year-end backtesting....
What a chore
I have not yet heard of anyone getting excited over household chores. Washing dishes, sweeping the floor, doing laundry, throwing...
The law that saved my life
It was 2018, my last year in senior high school, and the time I applied for universities. I vividly remember...