To leave and live
It was after my college graduation that I started planning on working abroad. As a simple person content to work near home, it was not, should I say, part of my to-do list.
Farewell, my furry friend
Our home used to be less quiet, but now it feels completely dull. Even though I enjoy the…
Partying ain’t fun
The first time I heard the word “caucus” was when our chair called the winners from our slate to a meeting before the college council’s committee deliberations.
The gap in my resume
As I scroll through social media, I can’t help but feel left behind whenever I see my peers…
Police, at your service
Five years. That’s a lot longer than all the relationships I’ve had. I’m guessing me and government service…
A vision of renewal
The minute my taxi left the Frankfurt International Airport and entered the highway, I let out a long, deep sigh. I couldn't believe that I was seeing such a wonderful countryside, a scenery that I had till then seen only in paintings or pictures.
Justice: A Father’s Day promise
On June 24, 2009, Laguna Provincial Board Member Danilo R. Yang and his two colleagues were shot and…
Good governance
I still remember the purple markings on those papers. They were instructions from my former boss, an undersecretary…
Street lights
Who in the metropolis is nor familiar with the colorful lamp posts that allegedly cost us, the taxpayers, at least twice or thrice the average cost of a streetlight? In every street (or alley) of the metropolis, one will find a streetlamp either with colorful lights or the initials of a top city official engraved on it.