Month: December 2021
Odette’s damage to the economy: Easily P116.5B
Fully a week after Category 5 typhoon Odette (“Rai”) struck key regions of the Visayas and Mindanao, still nobody in government nor in the private sector knows exactly, just how the super howler developed, the […]
The Gift of Books
I’m always thrilled when I get a new book. I can’t wait to go home and read it. I love being the first to crack open a book and flip its pages. Sometimes I can […]
Bongbong Marcos wins the presidency with 53% if elections are held today
Sara Duterte would be VP with 45% of the vote If elections were held today, former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would win the presidency, with 53% of the total votes cast for president, according […]
Watercress
By Andrea Wang (2021) In few poetic lines, Andrea powerfully captures a young girl’s shame in her family’s miserly ways. Then a revelation from her mom’s past helps the girl see the value of roadside […]