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Habagatan ang Hingang Pinakawalan sa Dilim
habagatan ang hingang pinakawalan sa dilim. manipis at waring ‘di marurok ng sinumang dios o dios-diyosan. walang nakapansin sa ihip na tumagos sa balat, ang lahat ay may kanya-kanyang sinasampalatayaang anito/anino. hindi ninais ng pantas na ang habagata’y pupuno sa kawalan ng dilim – habang bawat hampas ng kanyang kamay ay sumusugat sa Continue reading
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‘Tulala’ in Philosophy and Anthropology
A major symptom of someone who is philosophizing is tulala, at least from my experience back in my AB Philosophy class; a state of deep thought, seemingly staring at emptiness. I can still remember my professor, elucidating on the categories of being or the problem of universals, and me staring blankly at our “Philosopher’s Tree”; Continue reading
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Waters of the T’boli S’bu: A Brief Survey of People, Hydrogeology and Expressions of Indigenous Knowledge
Introduction “There has been a lot said about the sacredness of our land which is our body; and the values of our culture which is our soul; but water is the blood of our tribes, and if its life-giving flow is stopped, or it is polluted, all else will die and the many thousands of Continue reading
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Searching for Lemlunay in Lake Sebu
I remember the first time I saw the documentary film “Dreamweavers” back in our Sociology class in college. It featured the T’boli tribe of Lake Sebu in Southern Mindanao and how they weave their cloths inspired by spirits in their dreams. I was amazed watching that film, fascinated at how these people give value to Continue reading
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Tawi-Tawi Thoughts
I have to admit that I was worried my trip to Tawi-Tawi would be aborted because of all the negative things I had heard from people and from the news. I mean, just google Tawi-Tawi and you’ll be greeted with stories of kidnappings, the Abu Sayyaf, unfriendly locals, and all sorts of horrid things. Another Continue reading
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Killing God: Sagittarius and the B’laans
In a course of a year, hundreds, even thousands of people would have already been displaced by mining companies all over the globe, most especially in Developing Countries. Consider, for a moment, whole families being displaced not because of any natural disasters or wars but by mankind’s insatiable appetite for metals and minerals. Thinking about Continue reading
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Freedom from the Headset
I was looking at the Avaya phone on my office desk and I was reminded of my old job as a Call Center Agent. It was not an easy job, mind you. So I’m posting an article I wrote way back 2007 after I, ehem, graduated from a Call Center job. READ: I admit it. Continue reading
Being Here, Now. 