This is not paradise. “It is the island of your imagination,” says Gov. Pedro “Loloy” Romualdo rather poetically. With its colonial ruins, turnof-the-century homes, rustic coastal villages, awesome sunrises and sunsets, and varied geological formations, Camiguin is definitely imaginable as the setting for many a magical-realist novel or historical film. But, on my first visit … Read more
How much responsibility should we take for our individual actions? How much responsibility should we assume for the actions of our children? How much responsibility should we bear for the kind of society we have? Or for the kind of world we have? All over the world thoughtful people are asking these questions, especially as … Read more
We would all be psychopaths without our mothers. We would be insensitive individuals driven by raw desire, completely oblivious of the needs and pain of others, and requiring constant social restraint. We first begin to think beyond self-interest from our mothers’ example of selflessness. We learn kindness, generosity, and sacrifice from seeing what these women … Read more
In Western democracies, the public pays for a large part of the expenses of political parties. This subsidy acknowledges two essential functions that electoral parties play in a democracy. These are: one, to aggregate and represent the interests of citizens in the nation’s political life; and two, to participate in the orderly contest for governmental … Read more