By Farah G. Decano             I encountered an interesting proposition on true love by modern British philosopher, Alain de Botton. He said the romanticism perpetrated by centuries-old literature and most present-day love stories is destroying the fabric of love itself.  I thought of expounding on his hypothesis by juxtaposing it…

By Farah G. Decano   ALLEGEDLY, the City Information Office FB page was hacked in March 2023.  Finally, after almost 60 days of waiting, the same was restored. I actually expected it to be hurriedly replaced as soon it was hacked. If I were in the opposition, before the City…

By Farah G. Decano   DAGUPAN residents nowadays are polarized, but not in the way the Liberal and the Nacionalista Dagupeños were so divided decades ago. As per information from older generations, the split among city residents based on party affiliations lasted only during elections and during appointments to public…

By Farah G. Decano   ONE Saturday morning, a friend forwarded to me a YouTube video created by a good-looking young man from Batangas.  She requested me: “Please watch and tell me what you think.” The video was a good fourteen minutes packed with various cuts from a Catholic wedding…

By Farah G. Decano   IN this digital age, young adults are learning to get validation of their work, their projects, their accomplishments and even their self-worth from the number of likes they get on social media. Sharing and liking of posts on the internet have become a marketing tool…

By Farah G. Decano             WITH the rise of digital alteration and artificial intelligence (AI), the 21st century may be considered as the dawn of things ungenuine.  The world will soon be flooded with goods and information that seem very authentic but are actually not.  A decade from now, the…

By Farah G. Decano             IT is a sad reality that shrewdness and greed are characteristics attached to lawyers in many parts of the world.  In fact, the terms sharks and attorneys have become synonymous in the same way that crocodiles and politicians are considered identical. It may surprise others,…

By Farah G. Decano   PEOPLE are always on the lookout for things that make their life easier.  They tend to rely on previous experiences to guide them with their next actions.  In today’s fast-paced and impersonal world, most of us succumb to the temptation of stereotyping others. Stereotyping is…

By Farah G. Decano   WHO is Claudia Procula?  What was her participation in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ? Claudia was the stepdaughter of Emperor Tiberius, and her hand was given in marriage by the latter to the very ambitious Pontius Pilate.  Although their marital union was merely arranged, Claudia,…

By Farah G. Decano   THE Dagupan City budget was finally enacted last Tuesday but not without severe slashes from the opposition councilors who comprise the majority.  Their main contentions are errors and lack of transparency. One error pointed out by the so-called Magic 7 is the wrong computation of…