Kuwentong Peyups

By Atty. Dennis Gorecho Aping-api mga Pilipino. It is very frustrating for an old man like me to see how things are going in this country. Sana abutan ko pa ang panahon ng tunay na pagbabago para sa mahihirap.” Actor Bembol Roco lamented that nothing has significantly changed in the country in relation to his …

By Dennis Gorecho “Never stop asking the hard questions and be disruptors for good.” Veteran journalist Jessica Soho reminded graduating students to be one with the community and society during her speech as guest speaker at the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD) 114th General Commencement Exercises in July 2025. The theme for the 2025 celebrations …

By Dennis Gorecho “Let us make the effort to remind the people not to forget EDSA. Let its light remain uncovered. Its work remains unfinished.” Thus declared politically outspoken Bishop Broderick Pabillo, D.D., in his homily back in February during the mass of the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution held at the …

By Dennis Gorecho “Makibeki. Huwag Mashokot” is the gay lingo for the activist slogan “Makibaka. Huwag Matakot” that reverberated at this year’s Pride March and Festival on June 28, 2025 held at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City. Not even the heavy rains could dampen the spirit of celebration. The campus …

By Dennis Gorecho Virgin Labfest (VLF) celebrates Pride Month by staging one-act plays linked with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) community. “Sa mga nagsasabing puro kabaklaan ang mga dula ng VLF … tama ka,” says playwright and VLF co-founder Rody Vera. He stresses that VLF wants to give voice to …

By Dennis Gorecho The Oblation statue of the University of the Philippines (UP) depicts a man facing upward with arms outstretched, symbolizing a selfless offering of oneself to his union. UP was founded on June 18, 1908, or 117 years ago, through Act No. 1870 of the Philippine Assembly “to fill the need to meet …

By Dennis Gorecho “May asim pa” is an appreciative Tagalog phrase often heard in storytelling involving middle-aged women that acquired its double meaning — sourness and sweet. Literally translated in English it means “sourness retained” or “sour still.” Paradoxically, the free translation is the exact opposite, as it describes a person, despite her age, still …

By Dennis Gorecho The equivalent of fake news can be found in most periods of history, though it was not yet widely understood then or used as a term. An interesting 1951 Supreme Court sedition case on a published “fake death” (Oscar Mendoza vs. People, G.R. No. L-2990, December 17, 1951) was part of my …

By Dennis Gorecho When I was younger, I always had dreams of flying by virtue of magical shoes. In Greek mythology, shoes, particularly sandals and winged sandals, symbolize various themes including speed, travel, divine aid, and even power or authority. Shoes, far from being mere functional items, symbolize universal experiences of protection, transition and identity …

By Dennis Gorecho Bohol is “sinking” during May is a popular joke among Boholanos because the population of the island during this month is multiplied twice, thrice or even four times. May is a special month in the island because a fiesta occurs somewhere — in a sitio, barangay, town, or city on a daily …