Three years ago, my wife Leni passed from this world. Since then, I have continued living more deliberately while drawing strength from my children and the people around me. Just when none of us anticipated it, the fragility of life struck again with the passing of our lovely balae, Linda Manuel Mañalac. She passed to…
Last March 23, 2026, I wrote about three super ladies—Cecile Licad, Lea Salonga, and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde—whose talents have carried the Philippine flag onto the global stage of the performing arts. Despite their achievements, none of them had been formally recognized as a “National Artist (NA).” Thus, I looked into the law and jurisprudence involved in…
Last week, United States President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran via social media, boasting that “a whole civilization [would] die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Tehran failed to meet his deadline. Shortly after, a two-week ceasefire was announced alongside Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for roughly…
Over the years, I have come to realize that the great truths of Scripture are not cloistered in the pages of the Bible or the walls of the Church. They are lived in our daily struggles. Easter reminds us that we, too, must pass through our own passion and death to resurrect and enjoy a…
Voting unanimously in Sara Z. Duterte v. House of Representatives (July 25, 2025, per Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, en banc, 13-0 with Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa inhibiting and Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh on leave), the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the articles of impeachment filed by the House against the Vice President,…