Visita Iglesia 2008

We are in the final days of the Holy Week for Christians. Here in the Philippines, we have this tradition of visiting at least seven (7) churches while praying the Way of the Cross. Here are some photographs of my family’s annual pilgrimage to churches in the provinces near Manila. Pictures to follow. Thanks

CFP: Pilipinas, a Journal of Philippine Studies

Pilipinas is an international, peer-reviewed Journal, published since 1980, with a global readership of primarily academics and tertiary institutions. We encourage the submission of papers on all topics and from all disciplines relevant to the Philippines, or comparing other countries with the Philippines.Papers may be of any length, and include (colour) pictures etc, as we [...]

HB-2806: Congressman Proceso Alcala

This is something we should be looking at very closely, for it affects all of us, one way or another. Its been 17 years since the passage of Republic Act 6969: Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990. Its about time to fine tune this law to meet the [...]

Cebu Pacific Air: Is it safe? Part 1

A week ago today, I accompanied my mom in going home to Zamboanga City in Mindanao. With our limited budget, we opted to fly Cebu Pacific Air. I’ve been consistently using this airline in almost all my domestic travels in the Philippines. Up to that point it was truly worthy of its slogan “now every [...]

Dateline: Zamboanga

I’m right here in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, Philippines, the land of my birth. Its been quite some time since I visited my hometown. A lot has changed since I was a kid. I visited a couple of schools and will tell you my thoughts and observations in succeeding postings. One big [...]

Back to (ab)normal in Metro Manila

It usually takes me 40-50 minutes travel time from my home in the suburbs of Metro Manila to the place where I work.  Yesterday it took me 1 1/2 hours to travel.  What else is new.  Its now crunch time here after the long weekend.  The long peaceful, traffic-free week before is over.  For us [...]

Exotic, enchanting: Sibale island

This school year, I have three extraordinary graduating students, Nadelyn, Charlene and Lei, embarking on an adventure in Sibale island, Philippines.  Their thesis proposal for the island has been approved and they’re going there to conduct interviews, focus group discussions, and gather primary data.  They plan to look at the communication patterns of the people [...]

For Filipinos only, tawa naman d’yan!

I got this from my inbox and I would like to share it with you (to soften the harsh realities of life). This is mostly in Pilipino, the national language of the Philippines. For our foreign readers, you can ask your favorite Filipino friend for a translation. Happy reading, kabayan! Mabuhay [...]