Para sa mga Glorietta victims

Kung bakit kahit may baon akong lunch, sumama ako sa officemates ko na kumain sa Greenbelt, hindi ko alam. Kung bakit bago ako yayain sa Greenbelt, inisip kong pumunta sa Glorietta pero di ko ginawa, hindi ko alam. Pagbalik namin sa office, iyun agad ang balitang natanggap namin. May bomba daw sa Glorietta. Nagbiro pa…

Vigan: i’m coming back to talk

I looked forward to seeing you for the first time, two weeks before my actual trip. I thought of what we could do together and where you would take me. I thought of the quiet nights we could have together. The long, relaxed conversations we could make as we wait for sleep to call us…

Christmas in Albay after the storms

I couldn’t see their agony because they were all smiles when they saw us coming. I immediately felt the warmth of these battered people of Bacacay, Albay. They never complained the entire time that we were there despite the long, lazy lines and the humidity. Even the 10-minute drizzle didn’t dampen anyone’s spirit, giving us…

National discipline for Pinoys? Good luck!

Johnny Delgado, one of the best character actors in Philippine cinema, was almost convincing in his monologue in that new advocacy ad currently running on TV. He’s asking the same question that we Pinoys (Filipinos) all over the world are asking: why are Filipinos more disciplined when we’re not in our own country? Here are…