More than an EngineerThe 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…5 min read·Oct 3, 2023----
More than an EngineerThe Last of Us and the Art of the Moral AmbiguitySPOILER WARNING: Contains spoilers throughout the entire series of The Last of Us.7 min read·Mar 19, 2023----
More than an EngineerSugar, 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…13 min read·Aug 31, 2022----
More than an EngineerWhat Mary and the Annunciation Teaches Us about RelationshipsA Story For My Dearest, Shai7 min read·Apr 30, 2021----
More than an EngineerWhy Teaching — and Learning — History MattersI love history. Wait, let me rephrase that. I love learning history.12 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
More than an EngineerWhy 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…7 min read·Nov 3, 2020----
More than an EngineerQuarantine 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…8 min read·Jul 18, 2020----
More than an EngineerThe Moral Complexity of DaredevilMarvel’s Daredevil is a television show originally on Netflix about Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer whose heightened senses, radar perception…7 min read·Sep 15, 2019----
More than an EngineerFinding 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…9 min read·Aug 2, 2019----