By Sonny Angara The youth are the torchbearers of the future. They not only hold our dreams in their hands, they also hold the means by which the future of the country will be built. To find out how we are preparing the next generation, I filed Senate Resolution 320, wherein all the laws and programs …
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God never leaves us
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That passage from the Book of Isaiah that has become very popular among many people deserves to be indelibly printed in our mind and heart, especially when we are going through some rough times in our life. “Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the …
Mpox no longer an international health emergency: WHO chief
Mpox is no longer an international health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said, after experts reported falls in infections from the dangerous disease in hot spots across Africa. The UN health agency declared an emergency — its highest level of alert — in August last year, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox started spreading …
Richard Gomez, flood control and doxxing
By Ade S. Fajardo Without kickbacks would legislators be interested in the implementation of infrastructure projects? A legislator’s principal function is precisely that — to legislate, meaning to review or enact laws. But why is there an upsurge in the number of public work contractors in the hallowed halls of Congress? Is it the function …
Quezon’s chess moves
By Herman M. Lagon Clicking play on the “Quezon” trailer, I was brought back to that feeling “Heneral Luna” (2015) gave almost 10 years ago. It is more than history on screen — it is history alive. Jericho Rosales transforms into Manuel L. Quezon — no longer the charming lead, but a leader frail in body yet fierce in will. …
Genius without a degree
By Herman M. Lagon There’s a moment in “The Man Who Knew Infinity” where Ramanujan, played by Dev Patel, steps off the boat from colonial India and into Cambridge — alone, unfamiliar and unwelcome. The halls are cold, the professors colder. Yet this barefoot mathematician from Tamil Nadu dares to speak in numbers that the …
Christian confidence amid mysteries
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Each year, our longing for the birth of Christ is heightened, thanks to our tradition of the Simbang Gabi that up to now enjoys vast popularity especially among the simple people who are gifted with a lot of faith. Let’s hope that this tradition continues “sine fine” or “in aeternum.” We …
Choose the difficult: A call to courage in a fragmented world
By Ignacio R. Bunye On the evening of August 16, as the University of Asia and the Pacific marked its 30th Commencement Exercises, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala stood before 414 graduates — not to flatter, but to challenge. His message was not one of ease or applause. It was a call to friction, fire …
Kurakot, meet shame!
By Herman M. Lagon Shame is stitched into Filipino life. A child forgets to say “po” or “opo” and gets called “walang hiya” or “walang modo.” A student caught cheating lowers his head as classmates whisper. Even in barangay basketball, a player who fakes an injury or flops is booed — not for the foul, …
Toothache: Why you should be worried
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim A toothache is more than just a minor inconvenience. It can be a sign of something far more serious. In fact, a toothache — a persistent pain in or around a tooth — should never be taken for granted. It’s nature way telling you something’s wrong. Like tooth decay, this …