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BREAKTHROUGH
The continuing uncertainty in Taiwan
by Elfren S. Cruz - November 21, 2024 - 12:00am
The election of Donald Trump as president has the world wondering what the effect will be on geopolitics.
An alternative to ‘trickle down’
by Elfren S. Cruz - November 17, 2024 - 12:00am
My previous columns have discussed that traditional economists and economic planners have unfortunately focused on increasing Gross Domestic Product rather than on narrowing income inequality.
Explaining the rise of populism
by Elfren S. Cruz - November 14, 2024 - 12:00am
In the end, perhaps the world should not have been surprised by the victory of Donald Trump.
F. Sionil Jose, a Filipino literary giant
by Elfren S. Cruz - November 10, 2024 - 12:00am
On Dec. 3, we commemorate the 100th birthday of F. Sionil Jose.
On the eve of GOH 2025
by Elfren S. Cruz - November 7, 2024 - 12:00am
My wife Neni Sta. Romana Cruz has been kept busy as member of the Organizing Team for the Philippines as Guest of Honour in 2025 at the Frankfurter Buchmesse and she writes from Frankfurt:
All Souls’ Day
by Elfren S. Cruz - November 3, 2024 - 12:00am
Catholics know that Nov. 2 is the correct day for remembering and honoring the dead.
Essays by F. Sionil Jose
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 31, 2024 - 12:00am
At the outset of writing this column, I would like to make a public confession – that F. Sionil Jose has always been my favorite fiction writer. His books, especially the five-novel epic The Rosales Saga that...
LSGH Alternative Education: Animo embodied
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 27, 2024 - 12:00am
I asked my son Roel, an educator and writer, to share his experience as a teacher in the La Salle Green Hills Alternative Education (AltEd) Department, as he always offers distinct insight into how the Lasallian...
‘We chose peace’
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Even during the Spanish colonization period, the relations between the Muslim and the non-Muslim population in the Philippines has always been conflict-ridden.
Untold stories of the CPP-NPA
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 20, 2024 - 12:00am
“Tigaon 1969” (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2023) by Soliman M. Santos Jr. focuses on stories that led to the formation of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army in the Bicol...
Why translation matters for the country
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 17, 2024 - 12:00am
By the time this column comes out, the Philippine delegation to Frankfurter Buchmesse would have arrived in Frankfurt, prepared to show the international publishing world the rich and diverse stories from the Philippines...
Guest of Honor at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Of late, my conversations with my wife, writer Neni Sta. Romana Cruz have been largely focused on what is keeping her preoccupied these days – being part of the organizing team for what seems like a grand project,...
Philippine travelogues, 1909-1912
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Most history books are focused on major events and dates of the events that affect the most important history-changing events that happen in a country.
Sad state of Philippine politics
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 6, 2024 - 12:00am
I have been following Philippine politics since I was in grade school.
China’s economic crisis
by Elfren S. Cruz - October 3, 2024 - 12:00am
After the pandemic, most of the world began its economic recovery.
Lumbera and the teacher’s mind
by Elfren S. Cruz - September 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Yesterday, Sept. 28, was the third death anniversary of Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera, who was named National Artist for Literature in 2006.
History of Philippine museums
by Elfren S. Cruz - September 26, 2024 - 12:00am
While this is an unusual topic or subject matter for a book, it is both very interesting to read and, on a topic, very rarely written about by Philippine historians.
Philippines: A democracy or an oligarchy?
by Elfren S. Cruz - September 22, 2024 - 12:00am
“More Political Than We Admit” edited by Julio C. Teehankee (Vibal Foundation, 2024) is an anthology of 17 essays on Philippine politics.
‘False Nostalgia’
by Elfren S. Cruz - September 19, 2024 - 12:00am
The book “False Nostalgia: The Marcos ‘Golden Age’ Myths and How to Debunk Them” is written by JC Punongbayan (Ateneo de Manila Press, 2023), a scholar with impressive credentials.
CCP is not China
by Elfren S. Cruz - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am
One difficulty I also have when I discuss the aggressive global policies of China is that I always have to explain that one must distinguish between China and the Chinese Communist Party.
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