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“I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player’s personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.” – Vladimir Kramnik Another Filipino chess player nearly wrapped up the 35th Empire City Open Under 2100 title missing it by the skin of the teeth in Madison …

“Farewell, dearest friend, never to see one another any more till at the right hand of Christ.” – Donald Cargill “I cried while seeing him in that very sad state.” Thus was the lamentation made by Block 22 NHA, Mandurriao village chief Ray Rico when he visited childhood friend and former classmate, Dr. Erwin “Tongtong” …

“I’ve been asked a lot lately if tennis is clean or not. I don’t know any more how you judge whether a sport is clean. If one in 100 players is doping, in my eyes that isn’t a clean sport.” – Andy Murray I used to write good articles about Maria Sharapova during her halcyon …

“He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca The Archimedes of the Philippines’ law enforcement has not yet found the leverage to yell “Eureka” in the solution of their campaign not only against illegal drugs, but also against another criminal operation, the cyber-sex den. The problems on …

“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?” – Bell Hooks Because they are humans, priests and other spiritual leaders will also commit the same mistakes …

After we grew up in Davao City, our family flew back to native land Negros Occidental. The first Catholic Church we saw in Bacolod City was the Queen of Peace where my cousin Noel Jimenez brought us for our first mass in the city. More known as Hua Ming Church, we were awed by its …

“A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” – John Steinbeck To escape the “lackluster” day-long rainy Saturday (May 13) in the Big Apple, my …

By Jayeel Serrano Cornelio How can it be that one feels so needed and yet at the same time unwanted? This is a question that strikes at the heart of people’s realities today. Relationships break apart and friendships come to an end. Even conversations – those that at one point gave us so much inspiration …

As they say, mothers know best. Fondly called mom, mama, or nanay, a mother knows what is best for her children. Their efforts may not be always appreciated and they are often taken for granted, but a mom will always give everything to her children. Recently, the “na ano lang” gaffe of a well-known senator …

“We’re all in this together.” Thus said newly installed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu as he called for solidarity in protecting the country’s environment and natural resources during the turnover ceremony held at the DENR central office in Quezon City on Wednesday. Cimatu, the 16th DENR Secretary since the agency was reorganized in 1987, said environmental …