The Obscure Academic

Black and white

    People almost always tend to see things as black and white. This happens in everyday life – at work, their views of religion, history,...

Local banditry in the 1900s

    The governing elites of Negros Island, mostly hacienderos from both the provinces of Negros Oriental and especially Negros Occidental, were keen in befriending the...

1941 fire of downtown Dgte

    Dr. Earl Jude Cleope, history professor from Silliman University, has written a very fascinating article on occurrences of fire in Dumaguete City from 1953...

Food shortage during WW2 in NegOr

    I wrote a journal article titled We all must Work, Fight, or Starve: The Food Supply Problem in Negros Oriental during the Japanese Occupation...

On plagiarism

    Plagiarism is one of the most egregious crimes in the academe. Many academics have been found guilty of it, while there are also quite...

On the past and the future

    One of the real reasons why some people suffer from mental anguish is their almost-permanent attachment to the past and the future. Oft-times, they get...

On self-improvement

    The holiday break is over, and we (at least most of us) now go back to our daily routines, with work and other things...

Japanese retreat; Liberation of Dgte

    Allow me to share some important historical facts about the liberation of Dumaguete from the Japanese occupation forces. April 26, 1945 is considered today as...

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Fishers push for 15-km zone

    Multi-sectoral groups in Negros Oriental are pushing for the return of the 15-kilometer municipal waters to the fisherfolk amid...
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Chaco creates MPox task force

    Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria on Monday created the Negros Oriental Monkey Pox Task Force through an Executive Order to prevent...

Challenges as schools reopen

    When public schools across Negros Oriental and the entire country open their doors on June 16, they do so...

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Fishers push for 15-km zone

    Multi-sectoral groups in Negros Oriental are pushing for the...

Chaco creates MPox task force

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