From Where I Stand

Negros Island Region: Bane or Boon?

THE proposal for the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) has stirred considerable debate...

April 9

ON April 9, our nation will pause and remember. On that day, our country will...

Black Saturday in today’s world

AS Holy Week unfolds, one day stands out in particular — Black Saturday. It’s a...

Journey Inward

IN the hushed reverence of a Lenten morning, there is a palpable sense of anticipation...

Why do we wait?

RECENTLY, my Facebook feeds have been barraged with posts about the demise of one of...

Relevance of Holy Week

THE Holy Week is an annual tradition that is deeply ingrained in our culture, yet...

Empowering Entrepreneurs

READING the newspapers is not always a welcome activity for me. What with the constant...

Spiritual renewal

LAST February 14 wasn’t just Valentine’s Day. For many practicing Catholics, it was also Ash...

Endings and Beginnings

WHEN I first heard that an established mall/department store here in Dumaguete was closing down...