The language I didn‘t inherit
Maranao is not simply a means of communication. It is a language shaped by social order, faith and long memory.
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Maranao is not simply a means of communication. It is a language shaped by social order, faith and long memory.
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The Beatitudes (vv. 3-10) describe the life of Jesus and his attributes of poverty, meekness, compassion and peace. He is the personification of ‘the anawim.’
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A 17-year-old mother was arrested after authorities discovered she was allegedly attempting to sell her one-month-old baby for P55,000 on Facebook, the…
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New Year in the Philippines is no longer the same. I say that now with a quiet sigh, not out of anger and not out of regret, but from that soft ache that comes…
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“What’s with the back and forth?” I ask myself.
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Too much effort and you miss the shot; no effort and you make the shot.
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A new year does not require grand declarations to be meaningful. It requires steadiness. The ability to speak only when necessary, act when ready, and listen…
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For us Filipinos who were glued to the TV watching the Korean telenovela, ‘Crash Landing on You,’ many of the scenes were filmed in Interlaken Lake Brienz and…
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Without fanfare, I suddenly had a weekly column. And week after week, something quiet happened. I began finding my voice again.
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In one way or another, all of us had been blessed last year. Some blessings were obvious; others came disguised as difficulties.
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Today's Thoughts to Live by, 1 January, Thursday, Octave of Christmas, Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
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As we embark on a New Year, may we entrust ourselves to Mary’s maternal care, asking for her intercession to lead us ever closer to her Divine Son. May her…
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For weeks, moviegoers have been asking the same question after watching Call Me Mother : Who is the voice behind “Tala”?
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A lesson I learned is that poetry, even as crude as mine, can be learned by anyone, particularly if one is as tongue-tied as me.
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If 2025 had a defining theme, it was accountability. The public demanded it loudly yet it was offered unevenly by those in power.
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When Jun Lana accepted the Gender Sensitivity Award at the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival for Call Me Mother , he did not frame the moment as a personal…
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