i am appalled at the people sharing photos of a person now subject of a police manhunt on suspicions of fatally shooting a biker. only yesterday, these same people participated in the public lynching of a man they did not know: they called him all kinds of evil names and threatened him with humiliation, torture, and execution. i am disgusted at ( Read more... )

a lot of my friends have pointed out my conspicuous absence from social media these last few months, and i think i owe anyone (myself, included) who has ever missed my presence a sufficient, albeit delayed explanation. when my father died at the beginning of october last year, i decided to go on a social media fast. it was only supposed to last the ( Read more... )

i am many kinds of poser, but what distinguishes me from the regular poser is that i have absolutely no shame in admitting my pretense: it is an essential part of being a social animal. we are usually part of groups that have very specific interests. some of us acquire these interests, sometimes superficially, while others look for people who share ( Read more... )

i don't know if the rich are privy to some unwritten and mysterious rule about human relations but there are many things i don't understand about the way they treat people with whom they trust their productivity, their safety and well-being, and ultimately, their lives. i was enjoying a delicious piece of salmon taro puff at xin tian di which ( Read more... )

and God said, let there be photographers!


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since i got back from south cotabato two weeks ago, my breakfasts have consisted mostly of tropical fruit tidbits from dole: our local partner sent me back to manila with a box. it's pretty darn healthy, i am sure, and i read somewhere that fruits should be eaten on an empty stomach. so i've derived some inspiration from my daily morning meals for ( Read more... )

okay, so before i disappear for the AMCI anniversary weekend (hoping for juicy blog topics, nice photographs, and interesting footage) over in talipanan, puerto galera, let me just talk about something that has been hogging a few bandwagon blogs of late: the belo vs. calayan and boy abunda matter. to provide you with a recap, vicky belo said in ( Read more... )

napag-isip-isip ko lang, matapos ang mga kaganapan nitong mga nakaraang araw, na maraming tao na mahilig sumakay sa mga maiinit at rumaragasang usapin. nagpapaanod sila sa mabilis na pag-agos ng mga usapan, at sinasagwan nila ang kanilang mga bangka ng mga malalapot na opinyon. ayaw magpahuli, minamadali nila ang kanilang paglakbay sa ilog ng kuro- ( Read more... )

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the akbayan partylist has invited me to become part of its pool of lawyer consultants. last week, i met with them and two of their community leaders regarding some foreclosure issues being faced by residents of las piñas, many of whom were relocated from squatter colonies. yesterday, i finally got to meet some of these folks, and i explained to ( Read more... )