The Obscure Academic

Of friends and death

    I do not know if you have realized the morbid fact that we are simply born to die. Yes, we are born in this world...

The undefeated Governor, Part 3

  In my two previous columns here, I wrote about the governorship of Mariano Perdices, and his bids for election. He was, without a doubt...

The undefeated Governor, part 2

    The 1961 presidential election was a turning point for the Liberal Party in national politics, as it paved the way for the new ruling...

The undefeated Governor

    The year 1959 was another year for elections – the senatorial and local elections – in the Philippines. Previously, in the presidential elections of...

Their last hurrah

    It was exactly this month last year when I decided to work on a project apropos of the Japanese wartime atrocities in Negros Oriental....

Overcoming over-thinking

    Ever since I was a child, I had always been afflicted with this “disease” -- as Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky called it -- of...

The case of E.J. Blanco revisited

    The heroism story of Engr. Eduardo J. Blanco and his companions has been known to a number of Dumagueteños who revisit their history of...

Dgte’s muted cries during WWII

    The years 1944 and 1945 were dreadful years for civilians living in Dumaguete. There was a heightened sense of insecurity among the Japanese occupying...

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Chiquiting asks: Where’s the P3.1B?

    Contrary to published reports (not in MetroPost) that the Mayor Felipe Remollo left over P3.1B in liquid assets to...
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Local fitness buff to represent PH

    A Dumagueteña whose passion for bodybuilding has led her to join bodybuilding competitions, is representing the Philippines for the...

A gentle start to a tough job

    The first few days of any new mayor’s term are always telling. It’s when tone is set, priorities are...

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