Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

▼ ESSAYS AND COMMENTARIES

Essays and Commentaries

2019. “Rizal’s Future Today: Jose Rizal’s Ideals and Their Relevance to the Youth.” The Philippine Star, 28 July 2019.

2000. “Modernisasyon ng Wikang Filipino [Modernization of the Filipino Language]”. Kabayan [Compatriot], 1 September, C4.

2000. “Wika at Pasismo [Language and Fascism]”. Forum: Popular na Pahayag ng Malayang Komunidad [Forum: Popular Periodical of a Free Community], 28 August, 2; 11. Quezon City: University of the Philippines.