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A faint glow

December 23, 2025

I dusted off my old Christmas lantern two weeks ago to help set the holiday mood.

Jesus, the center of time

December 23, 2025

It’s Christmas season, a time filled with lights, music, and familiar stories. Yet Christmas is not only a celebration of sentiment; it is a declaration of history.

Innovating craft, furniture industry

December 18, 2025

Community volunteers in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental have expressed that patience, dedication, and hard work are the best weapons for them to achieve the needs of the community to improve their access to goods and services through safer pathways.

Living in the present

December 18, 2025

We all have our memories, but for some people, memories are all they have. By getting too wrapped up in either nostalgia or regret for the past, they put up roadblocks to a brighter future.

Flooded, now waterless

December 17, 2025

How ironic that after the recent flooding in Bacolod, another challenge has emerged. The city might go waterless if PrimeWater fails to pay its obligations to its supplier, Bacolod Bulk Water Inc. (BBWI).

ASEAN in trouble?

December 17, 2025

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations appears to be in deep trouble.

Lessons from the struggles of Mary and Joseph

December 17, 2025

As we move deeper into the Christmas season, we often focus on lights, celebrations, and joyful songs. Yet the first Christmas was very difficult.

A good government?

December 11, 2025

The events unfurling in the country today give us a feeling of déjà vu. Almost 40 years ago to this day, people were marching in the streets, chanting slogans like what we hear today – albeit with an almost similar objective – bringing placards and huge, larger-than-life caricatures of the main characters of this real-life drama.

Rethinking retirement

December 11, 2025

As the world’s population ages and people live longer, the concept of retirement is undergoing a pivotal transformation. Traditionally, retirement meant the end of one’s working years, a time to step away from the hustle, rest, and pursue leisure activities.

Christmas beyond cost

December 10, 2025

The recent social media debate around whether one can prepare a noche buena feast worth only 500 pesos has sparked a wider conversation about Christmas traditions and economic realities in the Philippines.

A faint glow

Jesus, the center of time

Innovating craft, furniture industry

Living in the present

Flooded, now waterless

ASEAN in trouble?

Lessons from the struggles of Mary and Joseph

A good government?

Rethinking retirement

Christmas beyond cost

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