The inadequacy of the Harm principle By Atty. Farah G. Decano IN a nutshell, John Stuart Mill’s discourse on “On Liberty” proposes that in order for individuals to achieve the greatest happiness[1], they must be able to enjoy three types of liberties: 1) liberty of thought and opinion; 2)…
Unheralded riders top this year’s Tour of Italy By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WORLD cycling connoisseurs said the postponed world’s three biggest, longest, richest, prestigious and most strenuous multi-stage bicycle race would not be successful because the events will be witnessed from indoors and there would be no spectators…
The Weight of the World Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.developgoodhabits.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. ONCE, a psychology professor walked around his classroom full of students holding a glass of water with his…
Prepare for ‘Rolly’ By Leonardo Micua AS typhoon ‘Rolly’ was about to make a landfall in the eastern part of Luzon, it suddenly crossed in my mind that if only typhoons can sweep the coronavirus that had been ailing our nation, we’d rather have the howler return COVID-19 to China…
My Facebook challenge By Ermin Garcia Jr. IN case, you haven’t noticed, there is one common reaction to uniformed personnel at border and quarantine checkpoints in Pangasinan – Masyadong relaxed and tamad! Why is that so? You can’t blame them if the sight of government personnel at checkpoints does…
Fragile is the PBA bubble amid the pandemic By Al S. Mendoza THE referees recently grabbed the spotlight in the PBA restart—in a rather negative way. First, a referee has been sent home not by COVID-19 but by Commissioner Willie Marcial himself. Second, another referee got himself sidelined when…
The Block By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo BONG and I are friends. We communicate occasionally and update each other and the progress of what we currently do. Several times he would talk about writing a book about his thoughts on art and culture, and its potential to change society. His…
The charm of flowers By Atty. Farah G. Decano DECADES ago, when hospital rooms in the Philippines were in glorious white color and their bedsheets, pillows, and cabinets were also in the same snowy hue, I had this singular experience of taking a health vacation in one of them….
Are we really on the path to new normal? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. HISTORY says the deadliest worldwide pandemic (so far) occurred in 1918 to 1920. The virulent disease instigated in Europe’s Iberian Peninsula and quickly scattered around the globe with some 50 million inhabitants of our planet…
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