Insight PH · Opinion
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In this El Niño season, halo-halo is one of the most popular desserts people reach for—not just because it is cold, but because it is undeniably delicious. Every ingredient has intention: sweet beans, nata de coco…
John Benedict N. Banday (The Open Wound) · Jun 15, 2026
You would think elections are dates we move toward—not dates we keep moving. Yet here we are again, watching the calendar bend to politics.
John Benedict N. Banday (The Open Wound) · May 14, 2026
In many homes, there’s an old belief: don’t call a rat a rat. Call it mabait—kind. Not because it deserves kindness, but because everyone already knows what it really is. A pest. A quiet destroyer. Something that slips…
John Benedict N. Banday (The Open Wound) · May 13, 2026
Let me introduce to you a new era of disciples. They gather not in churches, but in comment sections—fingers poised like rosaries, chanting not prayers but names, singing not hillsongs but jingles. Their altars are…
John Benedict N. Banday (The Open Wound) · Apr 17, 2026
