you can read Nick Joaquin’s profile on my father, written in 1961.

RIP Nick Joaquin. 1917-2004.

Intimations of mortality – Apr. 29, 2004 is my column for today.

We’re all used to seeing the presidential seal, but most people don’t know what it symbolizes or the history behind it. The presidential seal was adopted by President Manuel Roxas in 1947. The design was by the artist Galo Ocampo, who also designed the coat of arms of the Republic. Actually, the presidential seal is [...]

Why is Coca-Cola from a glass bottle so much tastier than Coke from cans or plastic bottles?

More on party switching – Apr. 26, 2004 is my column for today.

In ABS-CBNNEWS.COM, they trumpet the SWS Survey which ABS-CBN and the Manila Standard exclusively commissioned. The Standard, for one, was publicizing that it was printing 25% more copies of their issue for today, in expectation of how important today’s survey results would be. As ABS-CBN reports, Raul Roco’s departure for Houston, Texas last week to [...]

On party switching – Apr. 22, 2004 is my column for today. This blog was down for over two days as there was a problem with the host server.

Political cliffhanger – Apr. 19, 2004 is my column for today.

In ABS-CBNNEWS.COM, Luis Teodoro compares President Arroyo to Mao Zedong (tactics-wise) and explains why Fernando Poe, Jr. is a weak candidate. In his Star column, Alex Magno argues for giving the President a strong majority. (It’s impossible to properly quote columns from the Star their html format is not blog-quote-friendly!). Meanwhile, in Manila Standard: The [...]