CityMall and Other FrustrationsLet’s be real — the gentleness of any city has its limits, even a city that takes to that quality as the essence of its popular tagline.13h ago13h ago
Ardor for ArbourWe write this in leave-taking. By the time this essay sees print, Arbour — the restaurant along Hibbard Avenue near Bantayan which had…6d ago6d ago
The Other Kind of InflationAt the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, I was one of several people commissioned by the Cultural Center of the Philippines to write the…Feb 13Feb 13
My Favorite Third SpaceAnyone who knows me well enough knows where to find me in Dumaguete, if they really wanted to find me. Because people who know best know I…Feb 9Feb 9
Why We Read TogetherOnce a month since last July, we arrive — mostly quietly — with our books at the Arts and Design Collective Dumaguete along E.J. Blanco…Jan 30Jan 30
After Blue MondayLast Monday, January 20, was a day thick with contradictions — a day where reality seemed to embody the peculiarities of a David Lynch…Jan 25Jan 25
How to Make Baye-BayeIf you hail from Bayawan, down at the southern bend of Negros Oriental, chances are you have grown up eating the city’s foremost delicacy —…Jan 20Jan 20
The Infinite Poetry of One Big TuyokA few nights ago, tired from the anxiety plaguing us the past week, Renz and I decided to go make an impromptu O.B.T. around town. We even…Jan 18Jan 18