It is a testimony to the power of modern symbols that the name “Hacienda Luisita” today evokes only images of a busy shopping mall, a sprawling golf club, and a techno-business park. Not too long ago, it referred distinctly to the largest sugar land estate in all of Central Luzon, owned by one of the … Read more
Macarascas is one of the many sparsely populated barrios of Puerto Princesa in Palawan. It is the home of the St. Ezequiel Moreno Parish, about an hour’s ride by jeep from the city center on the newlybuilt concrete road to Sabang and the famous St. Paul underground river. A cut on this tourist highway leads … Read more
No other country today affects the world the way America does. Americans have a full appreciation of their nation’s immense power, but in general they tend to have a retarded view of the great responsibility that comes with this power. Global in reach, they remain incredibly parochial in consciousness. The presidential election last Tuesday brought … Read more