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Jose Dalisay
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The training of leaders
by Jose Dalisay - June 1, 2026 - 12:00am
Over the past few weeks, we’ve increasingly despaired over the quality of leadership displayed by the current majority in the Philippine Senate – perceived by many as a hopeless collection of liars, thieves...
Making it about themselves
by Jose Dalisay - May 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Never in our political history has a sitting Senate been held in such disrepute, been so reviled in public opinion than over the past two weeks.
A refuge of scoundrels
by Jose Dalisay - May 18, 2026 - 12:00am
The minute I saw the news on my phone last week that a Senate coup had just taken place with 13 senators voting to replace Tito Sotto as Senate president, I felt overcome by physical revulsion, like I wanted to throw...
Cultural lobotomy
by Jose Dalisay - May 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Our friend Toym Imao, among our most talented and productive sculptors, also serves as dean of the UP College of Fine Arts where my wife Beng teaches art conservation.
Caught in the crossfire
by Jose Dalisay - May 4, 2026 - 12:00am
This is a piece I dread writing, knowing that I am bound to say something over the next thousand words that will almost certainly offend, dismay and even enrage some people who might have thought better of me o...
Why Leni should run – despite herself
by Jose Dalisay - April 27, 2026 - 12:00am
The most important news for us Filipinos last week was the news that wasn’t: former vice president and now Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo’s announcement that she was not going to run for president in 2028,...
Holier than the pope
by Jose Dalisay - April 20, 2026 - 12:00am
Like many people in the world today, I don’t consider myself particularly religious, in the sense of mass-going, living by the Bible and toeing Church doctrine.
Evil incarnate
by Jose Dalisay - April 13, 2026 - 12:00am
Back in the early days of martial law, when I went underground, among the books I read in our safehouse in Makati was William Shirer’s monumental The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a comprehensive account...
Apple@50 in a world@war
by Jose Dalisay - April 6, 2026 - 12:00am
A reel circulated recently online explaining the origins of the ubiquitous internet symbol @ for “at,” tracing it back to medieval monks seeking a shortcut and to merchants using it to mean “at...
A letter to Julie
by Jose Dalisay - March 30, 2026 - 12:00am
I have a dear friend in America named Julie Hill whom I have written about before, an old friend of our country and people.
Beyond survival
by Jose Dalisay - March 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Pardon me for this rambling piece this week, which I’m writing in a stupor, blindsided by the sudden, heartbreaking loss of a friend.
All of one piece
by Jose Dalisay - March 16, 2026 - 12:00am
A few weeks ago, soon after the New Year, I wrote to express my worry that the massive tide of protest against corruption that had built up over the second half of the year would drop and weaken over the holida...
Art misappreciation
by Jose Dalisay - March 9, 2026 - 12:00am
I try not to get triggered by everything I read on Facebook – half of which is probably fake or trash, but which we respond to all the same – but one recent post I just couldn’t ignore came from...
No better time for Philippine publishing
by Jose Dalisay - March 2, 2026 - 12:00am
I was asked by the National Book Development Board to give brief remarks last week at the media launch of this year’s Philippine Book Fair, which will take place from March 12 to 15 at the SM Megamall’s...
Countering the Sara saga
by Jose Dalisay - February 23, 2026 - 12:00am
To no one’s great surprise – except perhaps for the “why now” – Vice President Sara Duterte publicly announced last week her plan to run for president in 2028.
A joke for world peace
by Jose Dalisay - February 16, 2026 - 12:00am
I just love it when a piece of mine about the goings-on in the US gets a rise out of some MAGA expat – and you’ll be surprised how many of them have chosen to reside here, forsaking what I would have...
What I told the Fil-Ams
by Jose Dalisay - February 9, 2026 - 12:00am
Last week, at the Executive House of the University of the Philippines where he officially resides, UP president Angelo “Jijil” Jimenez graciously hosted a delegation of about 20 Filipino-American business...
Lawyers for the people
by Jose Dalisay - February 2, 2026 - 12:00am
I might have become a lawyer in another life, given that, back in the 60s, the profession of law still carried with it a certain gravitas, a presumption of not only intellectual brilliance but a commitment to public...
Artists, athletes and avatars
by Jose Dalisay - January 26, 2026 - 12:00am
Social media was abuzz last week with mainly praises for but also some questions about Hidilyn Diaz’s appointment to teach weightlifting at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
Another FQS?
by Jose Dalisay - January 19, 2026 - 12:00am
I’m writing this piece on my 72nd birthday, so I hope you’ll indulge me if I revert to the memory of another January 56 years ago.
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