Palaweños and Mental Health
Today marks a milestone in our advocacy for mental health in our province as we hold the Second Mental Health Conference with the theme...
Through Grief and Grace
Trigger warning; This article mentions themes of depression and death.From the author’s journal written on Nov 12. 2023 I have been trying to write this...
SOPA-licious
A month had passed, and after the dust had settled, there was one quite interesting event that went unnoticed — the State of the...
Death comes like a thief in the night: the Itaewon Halloween and Ozone fire...
Death comes like a thief in the night. What was supposed to be a fun night might turn out to be the greatest tragedy...
Memories, conversations, and dementia
Like usual, whenever I have some weekend time to spare, I bring my mom along for a joyride. It's a way for her to...
I want to die but I want to eat pad thai
(Trigger warning: The author discusses mental health issues.) It’s been a decade since I sat inside a small cubicle in a psychiatric clinic at Park...
EDITORIAL: Tourism in WPS is wishful thinking
A recent visit to the Philippines-occupied Pag-asa Island territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by key congressional leaders, led by House Speaker Martin...
Indigenous Peoples’ Sunday and the struggle for self-determination
The struggle of the indigenous peoples against the destruction of forests and mountains is the struggle against the worsening global climate change. Thus said the...
Last four meetings (Cong. Edward S. Hagedorn, 76)
Yesterday (October 3, 2023), Palawan woke up to very sad news – the passing away of Edward Hagedorn, longtime Mayor of Puerto Princesa City...
One good friend (Don Alfonso Zobel de Ayala)
Known as Bea Jr, Beatriz Susana Zobel de Ayala, had texted me for a request. To me it was unusual as it was utterly...
Celebrating the 28th National Seafarers’ Day
The Philippines is considered as the major supplier of maritime labor globally as it is estimated that there is one Filipino seafarer for every...
At the helm of provincial sports
“Reform is a process, and not an event.” – Kofi Annan Palawan Governor Victorino Dennis Socrates made an excellent choice recently when he appointed an...
