The Obscure Academic

No man is an island

    I had been in isolation mostly since November until the second week of December. Let’s just say it was not the right thing to...

The Calindagan Massacre

    79 years ago in Dumaguete Little is known about the death of Tomas Merced, mayor of Bacong (nearby town of Dumaguete to the south), during...

‘The less I know, the better’

    The title here is the same title of Tame Impala’s hit song from their studio album (and one of my favorites) Currents. Ironically, despite...

Transcendent thoughts: Just follow the rules

  Subservience to persons of authority has always been a distinct characteristic or trait of Filipinos since time immemorial. The Spaniards ruled the Philippines for more...

Responding to grief

    Life is short. That’s one cliché I’ve always heard before but never took seriously – until the recent, unexpected death of Dr. Leo Val...

Humanizing Rizal

  Back when our National Hero Jose Rizal was studying in Ateneo Municipal, the Jesuits – their teachers – made it a point to inculcate...

History and The Big Easy

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4414480388811847" crossorigin="anonymous">WW II historians in New OrleansLast December, I received an email from the National World War II...

Andres Bonifacio: Man of action

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4414480388811847" crossorigin="anonymous">Among the multitude of national heroes in the Philippines, Andres Bonifacio is perhaps best remembered as the...

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    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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