Maybe, this is for people who could afford to take time off on weekends until late night. Maybe, this is for people who don’t make most of their time to earn a few pesos for their families. Maybe, this is for people who, even if they had the time, would rather rest at home. I get the picture. Streets are alive with different activities: sports, physical exercises like jogging, biking, martial arts, chalk art on the roads, mural paintings, strolling families with pets, ven

Months of writing and speaking about the blue–green economy—about sustainable oceans, resilient farms, and dignified work tied to both—have slowly reshaped my priorities. As the year winds down, one thing has become clear: the coming year cannot be more of the same. It needs a real pivot toward blue–green planning and action. That shift is not only about the environment. It is about people—fisherfolk, farmers, and informal workers—whose lives sit closest to nature, risk, and

So it is not happiness that makes us grateful. It's gratefulness that makes us happy. If you think it's happiness that makes you grateful, think again. It's gratefulness that makes you happy. - Bro. David Steinl-Rast I have to say that 2025 has been quite a year! It’s a year of accomplishments and realizations, year after year life has its way of making things really busy. It has taught me how to value my time more and value what really matters. The year has been driven by

Grabe man si Lolo Awel, garatok na ang bitis dahil sa rayuma, maluya na ang pagdangog dara kan kagurangan ta siya namundag kan asasinaron si US President John F. Kennedy kan 1963. Alagad, nagtuturo pa nanggad ang luha kung nagigiromdoman si Lucy na ngonian saro naman na Senior Citizen asin dai na nanggad nagbabalik sa Partido ta duman na nakapangagom asin nag iistar sa Libertad Pasay. Si Lolo Awel, na ang tunay na pangaran Manuel asin si Mamay Lucy na parehong taga Hiwacloy

By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE need to be clear about this. We may have our human ancestry that defines our biological and natural identity. But we should not forget that we all come from God and our identity is not limited to the biological and other natural standards alone. Let’s always remember that we are not simply natural beings. What actually defines us and distinguishes us from all other creatures in the universe is that we have a spiritual soul that comes directly from God a

Atty. Paolo Tolentino Pinabakal kan tugang an daga na pamana sa gabos Atty., mayo na po an mga magurang mi, pero nadiskubre mi na ipinabakal pala kan saro ming tugang an daga na pamana samuya gabos. Mahahabol mi pa po ba ini? Salamat po sa simbag. --- Iyo mahahabol pa nindo ang parte kang daga na para saindo. Kang pinamana ang buong daga kang magurang nindo saindo gabos, kamong magturugang naging mga may sadiri o “co-owner” kang daga na ini sa kagabusan saka sa kada parte o p

Tigsik ko an ilaw-ilaw kan Pasko An samuyang puso rinanga mo Pano nin ogma an samong pagkatawo Nagrurukyaw sa Paglaom na dara mo! Tigsik ko kamong ninong saka ninang ko Dae po magtago pag-abot kan Pasko Ayos lang dawa mayo pong regalo Saka na, masingil na lang ako! Tigsik ko ining si Santa Claus Dawa na ngani an panahon hard life Dae nanggad naglulupos an tulak Napano nin duros pagparangakngak! Tigsik ko an Tropang Walwal Solve na pirmi Kun Kapaskohan An irinoman mayo ning hu

Ni Ryan Mostar An Simbang Gabi o Misa de Gallo sarong tradisyon nin mga Katolikong Pilipino na siyam na misa puon Disyembre 16 hanggang 24. Nagpuon ini sa panahon kan Kastila na alas kwatrong maagahon tanganing makasimba an mga para-uma bago magtrabaho. May paniniwala na kun makumpleto an siyam na misa, puwedeng magwish nin sarong kahilingan, pero bako ini opisyal na tukdoo kan Simbahan. Si Jose Mari Chan bistado bilang “Ama kan Christmas Music sa Pilipinas” dahil sa mga kant

Tigsik ko an mga tawong Kristyano na talaga, Kaya kun sa inda may naggibo nin daing data. Dai na nagbabalos ta ipigpapasaDiyos na sana, Ta an sabi kan Diyos “ako an mabalos” ngaya. Tigsik ko ining isyu ta sa pamaskong handog, Dai na daa magpirila ta sa harong ihaharatod. Alagad may mga tawo na nagkurulog an buot , Dai ngani nagpirila pero sa panao dai inarabot. Tigsik ko kun igwa nin okasyon o selebrasyon, Orog ining Pasko an mga aki mga maogmahon. Kadakol na regalo an narere

THE recent findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Cebu Provincial Government’s mishandling of welfare goods are more than a routine audit reminder—they reveal a failure of governance with direct consequences for the most vulnerable. According to COA’s 2024 Annual Audit Report, thousands of essential items intended for distribution—9,720 expired bath soaps and 29,120 cans of beef loaf nearing expiration—were left unused in the province’s warehouses. More troubling, i

Let’s jump the bandwagon and talk about that P 500 worth of noche Buena for a Filipino family that everyone’s talking about. (Everyone’s also talking about the murder cases in Concepcion Pequena, which may join the list of unsolved mysteries.) Well, everyone’s been slapping, hitting and kicking the noche Buena issue, that it’s black and blue and bruised already. It’s a matter of perspective. At the minimum, a family could mean one parent and one child. That could qualify

Every month, workers like Jose watch a small but significant portion of their salary go to PhilHealth. They do not complain; they understand that these mandatory contributions form the bedrock of the country’s national health insurance system. For the poor and vulnerable, the government pays premiums using taxes and sin-tax revenues — also people’s money. In principle, this shared pool is meant to guarantee that every Filipino can access healthcare when illness strikes. PhilH

Why do I love cruising? How do I prepare not knowing what awaits me at our destination? Where do I get the patience when, at times, I find myself and my wife running full tilt to catch a connecting flight? What are the benefits of cruising? These questions were foremost in my mind when my wife and I embarked on a 12-day ocean cruise to Greece last October aboard Viking Vela, a new cruise ship from Viking Ocean Cruises launched in 2024. It can accommodate 998 passengers and sh

Bago matapos ang kada taon, ang mga agencias de gobierno nagkokondusir kan saindang kanya-kanyang “year-end evaluation” o sa Pilipino, taunang pagsusuri. Garo sana ma-exam ano? Ano ang sinusuri o ine-evaluar? Siempre performance o mga nahaman na trabaho segun sa mga targets o obheto kan opisina. Ano ang basehan kan pag-evaluar? Sa gobierno may inaapod kitang PPA’s, ang boot sabihon kan acronym ini iyo ang “Programs, Projects, and Activities” na hale sa AIP o Annual Investment

Maogma man nanggad mag taga pasyar sa kostal asin maka atubang ang mga parasisira. Saro na digdi si Bugoy, paradakop nin kasag. Ang kasag iyo ang saiyang buhay ta poon pa sa saiyang mga ninuno na tubong Barangay Castillo, Cabusao, ang pagdakop nin kasag iyo na ikinabuhay kan saindang familya. Digdi naipadara ni Bugoy an saiyang mga aki sa escuelahan asin makapag tapos nin kolehiyo sa Naga City. Nahiling ko si Bugoy kan ang samuyang familya mag attender kan nagtalikod na bul