I know, I wrote that we shouldn’t be complaining, but wait for the linemen to clear the cables for the power stations to turn on the power. But why did it take so long? In cases of many areas, why is it taking so long? What’s all the delay? In many places, there are very few to no severed electric cables or toppled posts. Then, why couldn’t they turn their lights on yet? Why are we still in post-typhoon heat and darkness. What puzzles me even more is that despite many

Pasaen ang gabos? Asin tano man nanggad? Pilosopical na hahaputon sa kolumn agrikultural sa panahon nin undas. Ini ang panahon nin paghorop-horop kan satong temporal na kamugtakan sa ibabaw kan daga. Sa sarong pagtiripon kan sarong semana kung saen nagtao ako nin lecture manungod sa prinsipyo kan organic agriculture, nagtao ako nin pambukas na hapot, anong boot sabihon kan tataramon na “organic”? Kadaklan sa mga nag-atendir kadto mga maestro asin maestra, si sarong maestra n

Bicol has become the country’s test case for climate resilience. Year after year, it absorbs some of the Philippines’ strongest typhoons, floods, and coastal erosion—plus a big share of corruption scandals—revealing both the strength of its communities and the fragility of traditional governance. If the region is to transition to a truly blue-green future, climate governance and anti-corruption reforms must move in lockstep. Accountability is not an option; it is the foundati

Last September 20, Mga Daso: Stories of Martial Law in Bikol was launched at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani auditorium in Quezon City by the University of the Philippines Press. The authors – Soliman Santos Jr, Paz Verdades-Santos, and Greg S. Castilla – are respected writers who write with clarity and unwavering conviction when it comes to social justice issues. As I wrote in my previous column in Bicol Mail, “The book, which took more than two years to complete, offers a select

KASUBAGONG AGA, pag lakaw-lakaw ko, nariparo ko na tolong tawo na an nagkokolekta nin mga baseyong boteng tubig sa sarong subdibisyon harani samuya. Kaidto, si Oscar lang na amigo ko an nag kokolekta nin mga baseyong bote duman. Nag laog tulos sa isip ko na kasi gabos nang tawo ngunian nag iinom nin tubig na binabakal. Siguro mayong delihensya o trabaho si Oscar asin an ibang para kolekta nin bote kun malinig asin pwedeng inuman an satuyang mga gripo sa Amerika asin sa ibang

Kan aki pa si Raul Villamor, bantog kaidto sa saindang baryo na iyo an Bagacay sa banwaan nin Tinambac an sarong maskuladong lalaki na iguang bansag na Billy D’ King. Si Raul na gikan sa mayaman na familya sa Tinambac alagad iguang residencia sa Bagacay ta an saiyang mga ninuno iyo ang orihinal na nagpapa dalagan nin mga lantsa na nagbibiyahe hale sa pantalan kan Bagacay pasiring sa mga kostal na baryo kan tinambac arog baga kan Bani, San Vicente, Daligan asin Campo Cuatro

Atty. Paolo Tolentino Itinatago si aki kang ka live-in Attorney, Ako po si Ramon. Igwa kaming aki kan sakong ka live-in partner. Ako po nagagastos kang gabos na pangangaipo kan aki mi. Pakatapos ko po makisuhayan saiya, dai niya na pinapahiling sako ang aki mi—naglipat istaran, nagpalit number, asin tigblock ako sa facebook. Ano po an pwede kong gibohon tanganing dai niya ako maharangan na mahiling ang aki mi? Salamat po. --- Kung ang live-in partner mo ay single o mayo agom,

Tigsik ko an manok ni San Pedro Yaon sana sa pwerta kan Paraiso Kawasa an layog pira sanang metro Yagyab an pakpak, pirmi pang duro! Tigsik ko an pilyong acolito Nagtagay nin Mompo sa simburyo Kan sa benino kan arak nalango Nagkawat sa sadiring tawo-tawo! Tigsik ko an gurang na daraga Simba sanang simba mayo man misa Pagluwas kan may pekeng sutana Pighungit kan nakatagong hostia! Tigsik ko si Hading Solomon Nanaging tagahatol sa Capitol Huli sa sobrang gatol kan among Dagos n

Ni: Ryan Mostar Kumpara sa urine test na pang-pirang aldaw sana, an hair follicle drug test kaya magdetect nin paggamit nin droga sa tulong bulan, kaya mas halawig an sakop kaining metodo. Maski putolon o hugasan an buhok, dai ini nakaapekto sa resulta ta an laboratory inaadalan an laog mismo kan buhok. Kun kulang an buhok sa payo, pwede man magkuha nin buhok sa hawak. Dai ini parte kan regular na requirements kan gobyerno, pero nagagamit na ini kan mahigpit na private employ

Tigsik ko ining nasa Biblia na dapat tang tandaan Mahiwas na dalan kan pasiring sa kapahamakan. Hayapit an dalan sa buhay na dai nin kasagkuran. Magtubod na kita sa tataramon nin Kagurangnan. Tigsik ko pa ining mga nangyayari sa gobyerno ta, Ribong na an mga Pilipino kun ano an tutuo baga. Sa mga alegasyon asin depensa kan mga buaya, Habo pa arakuon dawa risa na an kasalan ninda. Tigsik ko kun tunay na magturugang mananggad, Aram kan gabos na magtatarabangan man dapat. Bakong

Why many of today’s children may not live to be 100 For generations, humankind has been comforted by the belief that every new decade brings us closer to defying the limits of time—that advances in medicine, technology, and nutrition will eventually make reaching 100 a common milestone. But a new study published in Nature Aging paints a sobering picture: the era of dramatic life expectancy gains may be over. According to gerontologists who analyzed lifespan data from ten long

Back in the day, signal number 3 was the most the tropical cyclone warning signal could get. Time came when I read somewhere that PAGASA was adding signal number 4. I initially thought it was a joke. I thought it was ridiculous. How devastating would typhoon signal number 4 be? Now, we just had signal number 5. Yes, those were really strong winds and heavy rains. Of course, not as voluminous as Kristine’s, but signal number 5 in its own right. I shudder at the thought

In the past few weeks, the Philippines once again found itself at the mercy of nature’s raging fury. Typhoon Fung-wong, locally named Uwan, once again devastated lives and communities, following another destructive storm that claimed hundreds of lives, left us underwater, destroyed our homes, and displaced thousands. Each storm seems stronger than the last, and what used to be called “once-in-a-decade” events now happen numerous times a year, and even twice in a month. The me

As the winds gained strength, their whistles grew louder — and soon the rains began to pound in heavy, slanting sheets. We had all been warned: the approaching super storm Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) would not be like Kristine of October 2024. This one promised gutsier, more unpredictable winds — not just rain, but torrents that could trigger flash floods of unprecedented fury. Our preparedness would soon be tested again. That afternoon, as I secured the last loose i

Kumusta na kaya an sakuyang amigo na si Romy na sakuyang nakaibahan bilang mga “boys” sa Daughters of Mary Convent na yaon sa may Ateneo de Naga. Taon 1969 kan magka klase kami ni Romy sa Naga City Youth Opportunity School (Naciyos), sarong out-of school youth vocational center na pig tugdas ni Mayor Vicente P. Sibulo. Kung kukuentadahon, si Romy nag eedad na ngonian nin poco mas o menus 73 anyos. Pagkatapos mi sa Naciyos naglaog kaming sa kumbento ni Mother Therese bilang