The heritage of memes
THIS year will go down as one of the most unfortunate in history. Since January, crisis after crisis has been following each other like...
Generation wars
PEOPLE love creating conflicts. We are constantly at war with each other whether it be for money, weapons, resources or land. There is a...
Of âaswangâ and other matters
ONE aspect of the Filipino culture that I find very interesting is our belief in aswang.
We are in the year 2020, a time when...
You can’t change the past, but you can make a new one
I RECENTLY finished Season 2 of the much anticipated Umbrella Academy.
Besides the comedy and action, a recurring theme in the season was time travel....
Second Wave
THE COVID-19 pandemic has been compared many times to the âSpanish fluâ of 1918. The latter infected 500 million people and killed around 50...
A sound mind for a sound body
THE SIGNING of Republic Act 11036 or the Mental Health Law by President Rodrigo Duterte was a milestone for mental health awareness in the...
The Filipino dream
WHAT is the âFilipino Dreamâ?
If you ask anyone, more than half would say itâs to work abroad. Preferably in a European country.
After that, marry...
A timeless sorrowful mystery
JUNE 12 was like the emancipation of the Filipinos after months of quarantine.
Protests against the Anti-Terror Bill were held all around the country and...
The Philippine Mafia
IF YOU have never heard of Mikhail Red then itâ's about time to get updated.
He is an independent Filipino filmmaker who has made many...
Rizalâs children
A RANDOM thought came into my head this morning. What if our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal had children?
I know he had a premature-born...