Let’s talk about ‘malice’

Let’s talk about ‘malice’

The 6th edition of Black’s Law Dictionary defines malice as “ill will or spite and speaks not in response to duty but merely to injure the reputation of the person defamed, and implies an intention to do ulterior and unjustifiable harm. Malice is bad faith or bad...
Does he have what it takes?

Does he have what it takes?

If you ask me, there is almost a schizophrenic nature to the President’s search for investments. Schizophrenic in the sense that illusion seems to have been mistaken for hope, despair for the appearance of being gung-ho. While I wouldn’t go so far as to assume that...
Coup d’état: The elephant in the chatroom

Coup d’état: The elephant in the chatroom

Chatrooms rife with rumors of a military coup. That was last week. Monday arrived with netizens shifting to the issue of toxic positivity yet again, with smokin’ hot chats on celebrity break-ups. Prices of onions, too, for what they’re worth in keeping the nation’s...
Life’s a glitch: New Year’s Day snafu

Life’s a glitch: New Year’s Day snafu

More than 360 cancelled flights. Close to 60,000 stranded passengers. This was shortly after the airport’s air traffic control screens went “dark” as local radio, radar, the internet signals, and overall communications failed on New Year’s Day.“Philippine airspace...
My frightening New Year’s resolutions

My frightening New Year’s resolutions

I don’t believe in making resolutions, New Year’s or what-have-you. While I always make it a point to carry out my promises to others, especially my wife and kids, fulfilling one’s word to one’s self seem to be harder than I first thought. Why is that? I do not have...
AI art is ‘fake art’ or F-ART, nothing more

AI art is ‘fake art’ or F-ART, nothing more

Our household has a rather unique ability: we blur the already thin line separating literary and the visual arts. My wife Che and I write journalism and literature while my two older kids, who write game guides by day for foreign content providers, transform into...