The Joyful Celebration of Netflix’s One PieceDespite all the odds stacked against it, people loved Netflix’s One Piece, and as a longtime fan of this joyful story I have never had any…Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023
The Last of Us and the Art of the Moral AmbiguitySPOILER WARNING: Contains spoilers throughout the entire series of The Last of Us.Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023
Sugar, Marcos, and the Island Drenched in Blood and FamineThe Philippines today is facing a sugar crisis. With sugarcane harvests already at record-low numbers due to successive typhoons, the…Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2022
What Mary and the Annunciation Teaches Us about RelationshipsA Story For My Dearest, ShaiApr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Why Teaching — and Learning — History MattersI love history. Wait, let me rephrase that. I love learning history.Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
Why The American Elections Matters to Me (and Why It Should for Every Filipino)Imagine this: your country, a bastion of democracy formerly led by a traditional establishment bureaucrat, out of frustration elects a…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Quarantine in Bunawan: The State of Activism in Rural PhilippinesI was born in Bunawan, a small rural town in the backwater province of Agusan del Sur plagued by the constant fear of change and raids by…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
The Moral Complexity of DaredevilMarvel’s Daredevil is a television show originally on Netflix about Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer whose heightened senses, radar perception…Sep 15, 2019Sep 15, 2019
Finding Love in EngineeringEngineering and love doesn’t mix too well in our popular imagination. As the popular saying goes, “Show me an engineer and I’ll show you…Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
