One commonly overlooked prerequisite in establishing “stable” dictatorships is the leader has to be healthy and youthful. Spain’s Franco was just in his 40’s when he became caudillo. Chile’s Pinochet was in the farther end, he was…

Exactly a month ago, I transplanted myself from the Philippines to Australia. The inevitable goodbyes to families and friends were death by a thousand…

I was just born lucky. No matter how much I want to romanticize that my life is 100% determined by conscious and brave choices, the truth is a huge chunk of where I am right now is driven by plain luck. The family I was born into, the money that my parents have, the…

Let me tell you something I have not forgotten about Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. During GMA’s presidency, I’ve always admired his…

The first 20 minutes of “The Get Down” was all about Baz Luhrmann telling us he created this…