THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
“Are we living in dangerous days – dias de peligro as they would say in Spanish?”
This was the question I was asked over the weekend by one of my colleagues in the local government sector. We were exchanging notes and views on the spate of killings involving local government
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
A recent move by the Department of Education (DepEd) sparked discussions anew on why and how we are teaching our children the value of patriotism. Through a department order, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte directed a change of one word on the “Panatang Mak
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
February is the month of love, so we decided to digress from the pressing issues of the day and write a piece about matters of the heart – or is it of the brain?
Loving and being loved is at the top of most – if not all – people’s list of the things that are most important to
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
There have been major tragedies in various parts of the world recently. Some were caused by nature and some were caused by men with evil intentions. Each of these tragedies has caused us a lot of emotional pain. In a way, we are all “victims” of these recent tragedies – especi
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
We can only commiserate with Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista.
He has not finished his first year in office and the former Philippine Airlines president already had a taste of a controversy that is so prominent that it may have taken the limelight away from news items