Author: Herman Lagon

There are cities that drown with every headline, and there are cities that rise quietly with every...

“Filipinos are resilient.” It is our favorite national line—spoken by officials, flashed on...

There was a time when a master’s or doctorate felt almost sacred—a capstone of grit, patience, and...

A drop of rain patters on the windowpane of a modest boarding house in Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo,...

Something tender unfolds every second of November. Streets slow down, homes fill with the scent of...