FORTY years ago, millions of Filipinos poured into a highway that the world would later call simply EDSA. Today, that same road is a ribbon
Category: FromWhereIStand
Lost Years
FOR nearly two thousand years, the name Jesus Christ has stirred something deep in the human heart—devotion in some, questions in others, hope in many.
Adding life to years, not years to life
WE live in an age obsessed with longevity. Everywhere you look, headlines promise “10 ways to live past 100,” and social media is flooded with
Witnessing Angelic Rescues
LIFE is unpredictable. No matter how carefully we plan, there are moments when things happen that remind us, we are not fully in control. Looking
The middle class
AT A time when prices seem to rise faster than paychecks—when every trip to the market, every fuel stop, every electric bill feels heavier—many Filipino
Survival mode, everyday
YOU hear it everywhere these days—on social media, in pedicabs, even at family dinners: “Morag survival mode na man lang ta ani kada adlaw.” And
Phone can wait; lives cannot
RECENTLY, I read from a national daily that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued a 90-day preventive suspension against a motorcycle rider for driving on
On New Year’s Resolutions
EVERY December 31st, millions of people around the world pause for a moment of reflection. Some grab a notebook, some open a fresh calendar, and
New Year begins on our streets
THE new year doesn’t arrive all at once. It doesn’t burst in at midnight with fireworks and bold resolutions. In a city like ours, it