Category: Columns
Musings On History And Identity By A Filipino In The Diaspora
by Rose Churma I left the Philippines in 1976 when I was in my mid-twenties. Although I don’t “celebrate” Philippine Independence Day, I try to [Read More…]
The Recent Bongbong Marcos Victory In The Philippines
by Belinda A. Aquino, Ph.D. The recent Bongbong Marcos victory in the Philippine presidential election on May 9 is bound to be a major example of [Read More…]
Go, Daddy!
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan At a time of war, inflation and pandemic, where things are shaken and everything is uncertain, I can only imagine what it [Read More…]
Another Mass Shooting, and GOP Remains Covered in Blood, Playing Dead
by Emil Guillermo And so, of course, mistakes were made in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen cops were in the hallway thinking it was a barricade situation [Read More…]
Oahu’s New Short-Term Rental Ban Uses ‘Sledgehammer,’ Not Data
by Mark Coleman Will Oahu’s new ban on short-term rentals affect you? It will if you have been renting out a room to help pay [Read More…]
Roe V. Wade On The Verge Of Collapse
by Elpidio R. Estioko The 50-year-old settled law on abortion is in danger to be reversed! This happened when a leaked draft opinion from the [Read More…]
What If Russia Were Defeated In Ukraine?
by Perry Diaz Vladimir Putin warned there would be “lightning-fast” retaliation “if someone intends to intervene in the ongoing events from the outside, and create [Read More…]
Questions Persist About Viability of Honolulu Rail
by Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. At this point, the one thing we can rely on concerning the Honolulu rail project is the long list of unanswered [Read More…]
Prayers For Uvalde: “I Just Want My Baby Back”
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan Just recently, I finished making the homeschooling portfolio of my 6-year-old daughter, Callie, who just finished kindergarten and is moving up to [Read More…]
Dealing with the second coming of Marcos
by Emil GuillermoAs the votes in the Philippines are being finalized, I have webstered a new word in my amok lexicon. What other word can [Read More…]
