Behind the statistics are the shatterred lives of widows of those who have fallen. This story brings out their voices…their shock, their grief, and their eventual valiant effort to piece their and their children’s lives back again.

Benwaren, Bringas and Afos are just some of the local politicians who succumbed to untimely death “because of politics,” as their wives claimed. The killings that started decades ago in moves to seat and unseat people in power have resulted to a cycle of violence that has marred and distinguished Abra politics. 1385 words

The (In)Justice of Death Penalty: Incest - Killing their Fathers?
By Donna Demetillo
Baguio City

The Philippines' stand on death penalty has always been wavering, caught between compassion for both victim and criminal. Death penalty pricks the issue on whose hands should the decision of ending another's life justly belong? Does a person who takes away the life of another deserve another chance? Will death penalty really deter crime? The debate rages on, and becomes even more emotional in the case of incest, as shown in this story, when daughters have to live with the horror that they sent their fathers to death row. 1,058 words

Koreans learning English from Filipinos
By Michelle Bayaua
Baguio City
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