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They burn bridges and dreams (2nd of 2 parts)

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By Rex Catubig   THE Franklin prevailed despite the predicaments that plagued its reincarnation. Despite its travails of survival, yet another daybreak came, and a silver lining appeared when the visionary Belen T Fernandez was elected Mayor. She had envisioned the Franklin as part of the grandiose plan to develop…

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They burn bridges and dreams (2nd of 2 parts)

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1st of 2 parts)

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By Rex Catubig   THE groundbreaking and construction of the new bridge that will span across the Calmay River, linking the city to its island barrios and becoming the modern gateway to the Western towns, has suddenly drawn flak and been subjected to defamatory innuendos. Yet, this project that no…

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The Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1st of 2 parts)

The ayuda, bow

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By Rex Catubig   THEY are the calamity and crises staple. Once referred to as “Relief”, they have since mutated  into various aid acronyms,–AICS, Tupad, 4P’s, etc., but are collectively popularly known as “Ayuda”, the palliative, temporary support in emergency situations, financial or in kind. During typhoons, flooding and other…

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The ayuda, bow

By September 27, 2025Entre'acte, Punch Gallery

The rite of August

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By Rex Catubig   Mention San Roque during the monsoon season, and it conjures fear and triggers the flare up of goosebumps. A dam, sacrilegiously named after the saint, and notorious for unleashing water that turns into horrendous floodwaters as it cascades down the lowlands, is to blame for its…

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The rite of August

By September 1, 2025Entre'acte