LAST June 10, 2025, a man was found hanging from a tree in Lower Cantil-e, Dumaguete City—a heartbreaking scene that has become all too familiar
Category: Opinion
Special Reflections
CAN you imagine that there are some benefits from keeping old newspaper clippings? I mean my old previously published columns from almost 50 years ago.
Bohol’s Whale Shark Tourism Crisis:
A Call for Human-Centered Legal Reform
THOUSANDS of Filipinos lost their livelihoods in a day…not because of typhoon Yolanda—but because of a law. Welcome to the time when green turns grim.
“Walay batasan ning taga ______”
IF one visits a household and nobody receives him nor entertains him into the residence, there could be something wrong either in the host family
“Whoever eats this bread will live forever”
AS we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we are reminded that Christ has given us everything for us
Political realities
A NEWLY-ELECTED provincial official, while still drunk with overflowing joy and fully inspired to faithfully perform her duties as promised during the campaign, is suddenly
Rizal’s unfinished revolution
JUNE 19th marks the 164th anniversary of the birth of Dr. José Rizal, a man whose pen pierced the veil of colonial injustice and awakened
“Bad roads”
“BAD roads, bad roads!!” These were the protest words often spoken by members of the American Peace Corps assigned in Short Cuts’ hometown in the
Never be alone
THIS is the clear lesson we can draw from the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity. If we are God’s image and likeness, meant to
Dynamic Learning Program
(Mental Health Management Protocol)
THE Dynamic Learning Program (DLP) is an innovative educational approach designed to promote independent, resource-efficient learning. DLP was developed by Dr. Christopher Bernido and Dr.