Presented with findings on the life situation and health condition of older persons in Philippine society, most readers of this column found themselves prompted to compare their own experience of aging with that of the general population. Many were happy to note that they were not doing so badly. They have less severe pains, less … Read more
When I turned 60, it took more than a year before I claimed my senior citizen’s card. I felt I didn’t need it. I was not taking any maintenance medicines nor did I need regular diagnostic tests, for which a 20-percent discount spells a huge difference in price. It was the substantial S.C. discount at … Read more
In the final months leading to the 2016 presidential election, when a Duterte victory had become not just a possibility but a near certainty, political and economic risk analysts began to ask what the key policy directions of a Duterte-led government might be like. Up to that point, all that was known about Davao’s legendary … Read more
This is my fourth column on recent events that unexpectedly thrust Vice President Leni Robredo into the limelight. Even if some may think the issue it deals with has become stale, I believe we shouldn’t let go of it easily as though it signifies nothing of importance. That’s exactly how the Duterte administration wants us … Read more