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The Senate in circles

by Anne Fe Perez - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am

I have mentioned in the past two columns that I was in Australia and, to my shock, many Australians are well aware of what is happening in the Philippines.

Integration

by Anne Fe Perez - May 30, 2026 - 12:00am

By the time this gets published, I am probably on my way back to the Philippines after a week of immersion in the Land Down Under.

Wall

by Anne Fe Perez - May 23, 2026 - 12:00am

His surname literally translates to “wall.”

Drama

by Anne Fe Perez - May 19, 2026 - 12:00am

The drama in the Senate continues this week. As of last weekend, the solicitor-general is calling on the Supreme Court to reject the plea of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa who requested to block his arrest...

Spectacle

by Anne Fe Perez - May 16, 2026 - 12:00am

I've been struggling to finish one major task for the past three nights, distracted by the turn of events at the Senate.

Gaps

by Anne Fe Perez - May 12, 2026 - 12:00am

I was told by a friend to write about the recent opening of the ASEAN Summit, where the Lumad Basakanon Dancers performed in front of an international audience.

They don’t know

by Anne Fe Perez - May 9, 2026 - 12:00am

The whole workforce of Cebu and Mandaue City went into minor chaos when Malacañang declared that they too would be under special non-working days due to the ASEAN Summit.

Scaled-down ASEAN

by Anne Fe Perez - May 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Organizers say that Cebu's hosting of the 48th ASEAN Summit and related meetings is scaled down compared to how it was originally planned.

Freedom

by Anne Fe Perez - May 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Every May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day. It is one day that we often overlook in many ways. In Cebu, it isn’t as prominently marked, perhaps because we already dedicate an entire month to commemorating the...

The mountains again

by Anne Fe Perez - April 28, 2026 - 12:00am

I like to use the metaphor of the mountain again and again, as it symbolizes many things.

Coaching

by Anne Fe Perez - April 18, 2026 - 12:00am

I spent my whole Friday morning glued to the awarding ceremony of the National Schools Press Conference.

Looking back

by Anne Fe Perez - April 14, 2026 - 12:00am

I've been catching up on Coachella sets over the past two days, having missed the time slots of acts I wanted to watch live on stream.

Own truth

by Anne Fe Perez - April 11, 2026 - 12:00am

This week’s social media hype is one that I am most annoyed about, with many wishing for the president’s death or even assuming that he is.

Break

by Anne Fe Perez - April 7, 2026 - 12:00am

It has always been our tradition every year after the pandemic to take a break during the designated holidays for the Lenten season.

Time for reflection

by Anne Fe Perez - March 31, 2026 - 12:00am

For Holy Week, I took time off work and life, in general.

Recalling photos

by Anne Fe Perez - March 14, 2026 - 12:00am

While the whole of the country is still fumbling over what to do with the oil price hike, I turn my attention to one of my favorite hosts, Vice Ganda, who was holding a contest on a noontime show.

Bearing the brunt

by Anne Fe Perez - March 7, 2026 - 12:00am

After the tension erupted in the Middle East, several of our local government units took the liberty to implement measures to save up on gas consumption.

A distant war

by Anne Fe Perez - March 3, 2026 - 12:00am

It was in the middle of the night when I found out that the United States intentionally attacked Iran in coordination with Israel.

The will to protest

by Anne Fe Perez - February 24, 2026 - 12:00am

I still find it a bit odd that tomorrow, the 25th, is not a holiday.

What it means to love

by Anne Fe Perez - February 17, 2026 - 12:00am

It slipped my mind that it was Valentine’s Day last Saturday, overrun by the series of events that capped the week.

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