From Where I Stand

When Citizens Stop Listening

AT SOME point, people stop paying attention—not because they don’t care, but because everything starts...

A City That Knows How to Breathe

DATELINE May 29, 2026 – Da Nang, Vietnam. Sometimes, what people need most is not...

HEAT

IN Dumaguete, halo-halo is not really just something you order when the sun gets unbearable...

The final stretch?

THERE are mornings now when you wake up, check your phone, and feel like the...

The Queen of the House (To all Mothers)

I USED to think I was a pretty good dad. I show up. When my...

From TikTok to Talong

THERE was a time—not too long ago—when agriculture felt like a last option. Something you...

Chika

WE Filipinos have a curious way of talking to each other. We don’t always say...

“Bahala Na”

ON any ordinary day—whether you’re stuck in traffic in the city or sitting on a...

Pray then Act

I CAME across a daily online journal news which was headlined:   PRAY THAT THE WORLD...