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Ian Manticajon
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“Can we just stop and talk awhile?”
by Ian Manticajon - May 16, 2026 - 12:00am
With so much happening in the country and the world these days, I find myself humming the lyrics of Jose Mari Chan’s “Can We Just Stop and Talk Awhile.” It may seem like a love song, but for me,...
Beyond the summit hall (Part 1)
by Ian Manticajon - May 9, 2026 - 12:00am
In international summits, the official agenda is naturally the most prominent layer. In this week’s 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the agenda are energy security, food security, and the safety of ASEAN nationals...
Not backing down, ‘Atin ito!’
by Ian Manticajon - April 18, 2026 - 12:00am
On April 15, 2026, I attended a press conference for the West Philippine Sea “Atin Ito!” Cebu Caravan, hosted by the Filipino Cebuano Business Club. Present were Atin Ito Coalition speakers Rafaela David,...
Toward the sun
by Ian Manticajon - March 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Had I not been in a penthouse unit in a condominium building in Cebu Business Park last month, I would not have noticed that the large shopping mall down there had adopted solar energy to supplement its power s...
From my students, a solution by design
by Ian Manticajon - March 7, 2026 - 12:00am
I used to talk about media literacy as if it were the answer to an information system poisoned by disinformation and misinformation.
A hidden, bigger disaster
by Ian Manticajon - February 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Since when did heavy rain or gloomy weather become a reason to suspend classes?
Teaching a city to segregate
by Ian Manticajon - January 10, 2026 - 12:00am
Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival unveiled this week 19 “big-ticket” projects his administration plans to implement this year, while also reporting that 144 projects were accomplished in his first six months...
Fourth Estate, our convenient shortcut
by Ian Manticajon - December 27, 2025 - 12:00am
I would like to greet The FREEMAN readers a Merry Christmas! The workday has resumed as I write this, but next week we are off again for a longer holiday break (the entire week for many) as we look forward to the...
Fragile truth, hot news cycle
by Ian Manticajon - December 20, 2025 - 12:00am
The year 2025 will be remembered for the flood-control corruption scandal and the high-stakes power play that split an otherwise united political team into two. It will also be remembered for what surprised many,...
Our unfinished revolution
by Ian Manticajon - November 29, 2025 - 12:00am
Tomorrow, November 30, is Andres Bonifacio Day.
Carrying forward a legacy, sharing fellowship
by Ian Manticajon - September 27, 2025 - 12:00am
Last Sunday, I lost a loyal follower of this column and a subscriber of The FREEMAN.
People’s anger and ways forward
by Ian Manticajon - September 6, 2025 - 12:00am
There is no cure-all or easy fix to the age-old problem of corruption in this country.
September 8 – Feast of the nativity of our Mama Mary
by Ian Manticajon - September 6, 2025 - 12:00am
September is here, the month that is welcomed as the start of the BER months and with Christmas, the nativity of Jesus Christ, as the highlight of DecemBER.
‘Reverse victimization’
by Ian Manticajon - July 26, 2025 - 12:00am
The Mandaue City Council on Monday, July 21, invited the Traffic Enforcement Unit of the Mandaue City Police Office  to clarify its policies on the detention or arrest of drivers involved in vehicular accidents...
Savings, taxes, and the tractor in your backyard
by Ian Manticajon - July 19, 2025 - 12:00am
Just as I anticipated earlier this week and wrote on my social media page last Wednesday, some critics of the administration are spinning the 20% tax on the interest of long-term deposits into something designed...
State-sanctioned harm
by Ian Manticajon - July 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Policy-wise, gambling is generally prohibited in our country.
An onion-skinned response
by Ian Manticajon - June 21, 2025 - 12:00am
In a statement reposted by The FREEMAN on June 17, 2025, the Cebu City Police Office  refuted a report by Nicholas Jon Malaga, which stated that there was no police presence at City Central Elementary School...
New leaders, old problems, and the AI shift
by Ian Manticajon - June 14, 2025 - 12:00am
I was coming out of the UP Cebu campus along Gorordo Avenue in Lahug last Wednesday evening when I decided to take a different route toward home.
Back to June
by Ian Manticajon - April 26, 2025 - 12:00am
The outside temperature sensor in my car early Thursday afternoon read 41 degrees Celsius.
Oversized campaign ads masquerading as free expression
by Ian Manticajon - April 5, 2025 - 12:00am
A day before the official campaign period for local elective posts began, I thought I would be seeing the last of those private billboards along our main thoroughfares featuring the names and faces of local candidates....
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