In just a few days, it will mark exactly 86 years since the pre-World War II newspaper “An Parabareta” sparked a spirited debate about the supposed misfortunes of my hometown, Guinobatan. I was reminded this first when I saw someone on Reddit ask everyone in r/Bicol what they think are the ‘best and worst’ cities…
NOTE: This story was first published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on March 25, 2024. I thought that since today is Easter Sunday, it would be nice to repost this here. I should have posted this a week ago, though, because this story is actually about the Palm Sunday celebration in the town of Caramoran,…
I am sure the “Harry Potter” television series will be so much better than the original material knowing that they gave a Black actor the chance to be one of the main cast members. On Monday, HBO revealed that it has cast Emmy, Olivier, and British Academy Film Awards (Bafta) nominee Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape,…
NOTE: This story was first published by Bicoldotph on Jan. 14. LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur—Allan Abanto, 52, traversed a cemetery in Puro-Batia village in this town, making his way to a parcel of land, which will be converted into government property in just a few months. He had to make careful, deliberate steps, avoiding the puddles…
NOTE: This story was published on Sept. 22, 2019. I wrote this for the Philippine Daily Inquirer when I attended the first-ever UN Youth Climate Summit and the Climate Action Summit. The Youth Climate Summit was attended by climate activists Greta Thunberg, Bruno Rodriguez, Wanjuhi Ngoroge, and Komal Kumar. On Sept. 20, 2019, Friday, climate…
NOTE: This story first appeared in CoverStory.ph last Jan. 8. This report was written with support from the “Covering Climate: Qualifying Environmental Journalists in the Philippines” project, which is financed by the German Embassy Manila and implemented by Deutsche Welle Akademie. DONSOL, Sorsogon—On his day off from his two jobs last November, after two strong…
It’s the New Year—there’s no better time to start thinking about saving money than right now! One of the best choices for saving money is Pag-ibig Fund’s Modified Pag-ibig II (MP2), a voluntary savings scheme for its contributors. I have written about MP2 in previous posts but those were only a sample contribution plan and…
I’m pretty sure it’s a hard challenge to give myself. I tried this before, but I did not even get close to watching 365 movies. This year, I’m here giving myself this challenge once again, but I need your help. All I need from you is your birthday and your top 5 favorite movies of…
The second season of the Korean survival-exploitation drama “Squid Game” dropped last week after Christmas Day and it took no time at all for most of its fans to finish the latest installment, but not everyone stayed long enough to see the short mid-credit scenes, or stinger, tease what’s to come. But if you did…
“Chasing Squirrels,” the fourth episode in DC Universe’s “Creature Commandos,” fleshes out Weasel’s origin story, but it is also a critique on the misplaced priorities of those who wear the badges.
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