The cost of visiting Bohol these days
LETâS MAKE this personal. I know that peopleâs patience can only be extended so much. After a period, when patience has been stretched to...
Unkempt city
EIGHT years into his political career and yet my adoptive city is still unkempt. The streets wide but cluttered. The trees are cut and...
The latest in Boholâs long-cherished independent power supply
FINALLY, after all these years, the bidding for Boholâs independent power source was accomplished on February 12, 2021 with 6 bidders meeting the price...
Learning in the Time of COVID-19
(By Domingo âDarylâ G. Simbajon, LPT III)
COVID-19 has caused an undeniable global health crisis affecting millions of people, bringing in over a million in...
ASEAN and non-interference in Myanmar?
THE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on Aug. 8, 1967 in Bangkok by the 5 founding states: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,...
And weâre back to school!
AMAZINGLY, âMeet Omar, our gardenerâ (Woman Lens, 01/22/21) was well-read and well-liked! How delightful! So, people love a human-interest story after all. A story...
Meet Omar, our gardener
OVER the past couple of years, Omar has served as my gardener and clearing person. He clears the roadside and my pocket gardens. If...
#COVID19Vaccinated!
âON THE first week of January 2021, my workplace, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation-California Institution for Women (CDCR-CIW) offered immunization to all...
Engaging January 2021
ITâS BEEN invariably raining or drizzling since day 1 of January. The ground seems to be wet for days now. The sky is gloomy....
New Year 2021; New Beginnings
WHAT a journey 2020 was! It seems like the past couple of months just fleetingly passed us by. It seems like it only happened...