A love greater than our love for each other
We were not yet together then, but we both tried our best, in our own little ways, to push the candidacies of the Otso Diretso. None of them got into the Senate. We were sad,…
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In the comfort and security of my family
When the Supreme Court declared that courts would be closed from March 13 to 18, 2020, I utilized the suddenly-free time to finish a few pleadings. On March 17, 2020, I left my Lapu-Lapu City…
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Our Tatay, a farmer
My father used to tell us their five children to make sure we finish a college education, because farming will not be an option for us once we raise our own families. We took his…
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I could not turn my back on an innocent boy
Ipugos gyod na ninyo nga na-rape si Christine aron ma-push ang Matang Agila conspiracy theory. For those who are not aware of this, the Matang Agila conspiracy theory (after the name of the account which…
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Prayer to the Nazarene
Today is the Feast Day of the Black Nazarene. May in our remembrance today of the Black Nazarene we recall as well the thousands dead and thousands more incarcerated because of this fake war on…
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Regret and prayer
My only regret in 2018 is I helped too late, or too little, or too mindful of the repercussions to my career plans. My sole prayer for 2019 is that I may be given the…
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Loser Wednesdays
There are just days when events excite in you the doubt that you are in the wrong profession. That instead of lawyering for your clients, maybe you would be more useful to the world tending…
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A cat pissed on my face on November 11, 2004?
This is her first appearance in my journal where I referred to her by her nickname. Earlier, when she ran for office as a Supreme Student Council (SSC) senator (the same election when her elder…
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About books
One of the benefits of growing up poor your family can’t even buy a TV set (yes, we were that poor and TV sets were that expensive before) is you are forced to find other…