Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez did the unexpected during the second anniversary of Typhoon ‘‘Yolanda.’’   Even as thousands marched across San Juanico Bridge and...

(Last of two parts) Seeing how a unitary structure, a presidential system with a multiplicity of parties, has created not only a confused but even...

(First of two parts) When we do get around to changing the present Constitution, let us also simplify our political structure. If we go federal,...

Too bad All Saints’ Day fell on a Sunday, and All Souls’ Day has not been declared a holiday.  Nonetheless, expect so many absences on...

Chiz met Jojo in a new restaurant owned by the returning congressman of Davao del Norte, Tonyboy Floirendo, whose wife Cathy is a chef par...

Two weeks from now, we will be commemorating the destructive visit of the strongest typhoon in the history of the world—Typhoon ‘‘Yolanda’’ (internationally known as...

My apologies for having been “absent” last Monday.  I was planning to jot down my Monday article after the Sunday lunch, while my grandchildren were...

On Monday, my phone kept ringing; the text messages came from all over.  It was four in the afternoon, and having heard the news from...

  One of the social phenomena we learned in economic development is called the “demonstration effect.”  Broadly described, it refers to public motivations when engaging...

This is the 37th article that I have written in this space.  Reviewing previous articles printed by  The Standard, I recall that the first one...