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The day I was born, my father rushed out to buy a newspaper, a tangible tribute of my arrival in…
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To the first man I loved and lost
For over a decade, I have always felt like I have been shouting my Father’s Day messages to the wind.…
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When the mind speaks, listen
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Priesthood
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 6, 2009. If you asked me a few years…
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Scared to become like my mother
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Gold rush greed
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I close my eyes, opening them slowly as I look at the sight right in front of me. It was…
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Grief’s wake-up call
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