THE WEEKEND READER : A grandmother of four recalls why she ❤️ Paris By Sally Velarde (Manila Bulletin/Unsplash) At the break of dawn, I hopped on the bus, bleary-eyed. We travel mates were to get out of the city to see two tourist monuments, and where the Loire river runs—yes, Virginia, there...
THE WEEKEND READER: A student mulls over how interactions in the cyber world, albeit necessary because of the ongoing crisis, are not what human beings are made for. By Ivan Beley In our current day and age it is a common phenomenon that people dive into the cyber world. Because of the COVID-19...
THE WEEKEND READER : This submitted essay proposes an alternative way of living this new year, with a mind set to be more international and conscious of what we do—beginning with what we eat By Khennan John Suarez The year 2020 has been… unhealthy. But if there’s one thing we were given a...
THE WEEKEND READER : This submitted essay deals with something many of us may have gone through particularly during this past year. The author offers a reflection and how he managed to come out of the experience with a positive outlook. By Mark Musni Under the silent slumber of the city, I lay...
By JON E. ROYECA During the first quarter of 1890, the Philippines was scandalized by a homicide that happened on the island of Negros. This event reached even the shores of Spain and prompted the Filipino propagandists there to react to it. Until May of that year, it was still the talk of the...
