CEBU CITY (MindaNews / 8 December) – “Even in writing, I lie to myself saying there is no longer a story, no two words, I’d labor to put together beyond what
The Filipino merienda turon or deep-fried banana rolls was my comfort food during the breaks of the Citizen’s Military Training (CMT) sessions at the University of the Philippines. I spent Saturdays of the first four semesters of my university life as a CMT cadet with lectures, drill trainings and parades under the…
SILVESTRE Afable, until now, remains awestruck with the “mercurial emotions” of over a million people who took to the streets for a four-day vigil to protect military rebels during the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution. As the Ministry of National Defense (MND) information service chief, he was the only civilian…
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Tonyo Cruz For a few minutes last Jan. 7, I was able to speak with a good friend on her sickbed. Although very ill, she was lucid and quick to remember me. But gone were the days that conversations were hard to end. Before, there would be endless topics to talk about. This time, I felt