Out of the box by Rita Linda V. Jimeno
Add years to your life
Two unconnected events of the past two weeks made me look seriously into what adds years to one’s life. I...
The Mamasapano Report
(Part 2, continued from Monday) In the ocular inspection of the site of the massacre of the SAF 44, the...
The Mamasapano Report
(Part 1) I initially thought I was lucky to have been able to access a copy of the lengthy summary...
Tough luck yet again
There is a philosophical way of viewing things that should assuage our feelings about all the tough luck we are...
Then and now
One can fairly say the 29th anniversary of the people power revolution was a roaring success insofar as traffic was...
The cure for frustration
There are studies in psychology pointing to the tendency of the human brain to escape when it experiences frustration over...
Disenchantment and anger
With the resignation of suspended PNP Director General Alan Purisima, will emotions now run low? If one will only listen...
The buck stops with PNoy
Like most females, I never had serious interest in understanding arms, wars and firefights. In fact, when I was growing...
Metro Manila’s street children
While millions of Filipinos are still nurturing a Pope Francis fever after having been touched by his holy presence and...
Money, undeserved and unearned
If I were to be granted one wish with the Holy Pope having blessed this land, it would be that...
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