Let’s leave Mindanao for a while and visit a place that also starts with “Mi” — Michigan. As I’ve written before, I was in the US for seven weeks last year to participate in the International Journalism Exchange (IJE) administered by the Washington, DC-based International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). When the program was done I [...]
Two years ago a miracle was born to my wife and me. We named her Laya because she represented the freedom we received from the Lord just a few months before, and she has been a constant reminder that “if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). On Sunday, December [...]
I had wanted jambayan to be a fairly light site, but the recent events in Maguindanao have forced me to post rather serious articles. While that, of course, is needed, I also realize that I may be adding to the misperception of Mindanao as a “war-torn” and “lawless” island. The truth is just the opposite: [...]
In one scene in the Sesame Street DVD “What’s the name of that song,” a tourist asks the two-headed monster for directions, and the monster(s) reply: “Statue of Liberty? That way. Tribeca? That way. Carnegie Hall? (Slight pause) Practice, practice, practice!”
I’ve been thinking a lot about photography these days, partly because I’ve been trying to revive my blog and I’m looking to fill it up with both words and my pictures, but mainly because I’ve been having this itch to reinvent myself — or in this case, to get back to my journalistic roots. And [...]
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