“Honorables”

This is not a metaphor, this is an irony!
In order to be called honorable in the Philippines, You either cheated in the election, lied to your constituents or stole from the people or all of the above. You have to know how to feign dignity to hide guilt when dealing with the people you lied,cheated [...]

Curtain Call

Back in college, I acted in stage plays. I had the opportunity to participate in one where our group was one of the winners of the First National Drama Competition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. We staged “Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio” (Serapio’s Trial), a one-act play about a beggar society where dreaming [...]

Of Snakes and Rats

The other day, I saw my maid kill a small nonvenomous snake. I wanted to rescue the snake but I was too late. It was dead when I got there. I asked her why she killed when it didn’t do anything to hurt anyone. She said “why not? It’s a snake! It’s scary and slithering [...]

Strange Social Disease

My country is afflicted and the cure is nowhere in sight. The disease isviral and it spreads and resides at the very core of our psyche. It infected and rotted our government and they manifest all the signs and symptoms: un-moderated greed, incessant lying and loss of remorse are the most obvious ones. Who knows [...]