GROWING up in a country with only two climates, you have to admit that you have, at one point in your life, waited for that first...
THE cold wind gently woke up Jill’s mother at dawn, when time seemed to be standing still and the reverberation of silence was deafening. Despite the...
A lot of people have flocked into the nearest supermarket for the Christmas season. Mama wasn’t fazed by a number of people flocking the shelves, as...
THE clock strikes at 6:30 in the evening and lights all over the place suddenly dim. For a moment, people fuss about this darkness. As if...
NGAYONG buwan ng Disyembre, dalawang letra lang ang sumasagi sa isip ko—ang letrang “P” at “B” (PNoy at Binay, Pasko at bakasyon, Pilipinas at bagyo, proletariat...
THE expression of human interaction through art should be appreciated, not dictated. There is no determinant whether an artist has to confine himself/herself on a single...
MOST of us, when we were little, believed that a white-bearded old man in his happy red garb with furry-white design and shiny black boots would...
FILIPINOS are known to celebrate the Christmas season the longest with the festive activities starting as early as “Ber months” kick off. And now that it’s just...
THE bus is a utility vehicle built upon a concoction of commuters with different childhoods, experiences, and life stories. However, on a chilly December night, it...
IT is noticeable how every Thomasian yearns to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. Given its “Pontifical” status, the Pope will be delivering his message of mercy...