There is inevitably a sense of emptiness after a celebration. Have you ever experienced enjoying yourself at a gathering or ...

Nobody celebrates Christmas more enthusiastically than children. Indeed, their wide smiles and unadulterated joy at receiving presents and partaking of special food make this most wonderful time of ...

Teacher workload has long been a pressing issue in the Philippines, with educators often stretched thin by their duties. This year, the Department of Education (DepEd) introduced two key policies ...

The holiday season is the time of the year when our nature as social animals comes on full display. It’s the season when we attend the most number of festivities. The number of gatherings we grace ...

The last time I had the privilege to write for this column at Christmas time was in 2021. In that opinion piece, I proposed three wishes for Philippine business: to adopt the values of integrity and ...

In recent years, it has become common for adults to choose a child-free life. An international magazine agreed that debates on the presence of children at weddings, restaurants, and airplanes became ...

The chilly breeze that arrived last weekend signified the last stretch of what is considered the longest Christmas season in ...

A few weeks ago, the renowned Jesuit composer Fr. Manoling Francisco gave an Advent recollection at the Our Lady of Pentecost ...

I will be asleep when this column appears online. Still nursing indigestion from “noche buena” or Christmas Eve dinner. I ...

There is a startling similarity between the session halls of the South Korean National Assembly (built in 1975 under Park ...

I’ve grown to think that “‘tis the season to be jolly.” For years I’ve seen relatives throwing grand celebrations with seemingly unlimited “ampao,” godchildren getting the best things ...

Why are Filipino workers so kind and giving?” the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain once wrote. “Doctors, nurses, ...