By Benjamin Pimentel

The importance of mothers in the world became clear to me one afternoon a few years ago when my son made a choice during a brief visit to the hospital. I expected he would pick me. Instead, he picked his mother. He just had a minor procedure and the doctor said the surgery [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel
Something Alex Padilla told me years ago makes it clear that he has the toughest job in government – but also the clearest sense of why that job is important. “Two related truths I believe in on this matter are these,” he told me in a January 2011 email after he was named head [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2013 in Blogs | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel

There’s a strong chance that lightning will strike in UP Diliman on Sunday. One hit UP Manila a week ago when students briefly held a protest during the commencement exercise.
Posted: April 28th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel

Last August, Senator Teofisto TG Guingona III gave a powerful and impassioned speech praising heroes who fought against the Marcos tyranny, including two renowned figures of the underground left.
Posted: April 25th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel

A San Francisco pay phone was a prominent part of the set in the 2008 Tanghalang Pilipino production of ‘Mga Gerilya sa Powell Street.’
Posted: April 9th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel
News that a Jesuit, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, was chosen to be the next Pope quickly reminded me of another Jesuit and another Pope.
Posted: March 17th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel
The 2013 election campaign will be remembered for one of the most amusing tit-for-tat exchanges in the history of Philippine politics. Team Patay vs. Team Tatay.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel

Known mainly as a weapon of war, a drone is re-imagined as a disaster-prevention tool.
Posted: March 10th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel
This story is about journalism.
Posted: March 5th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel

Thank you for your letter, for insights that remind us why, despite all its problems, the Philippines has many things to offer the world.
Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Americas,Blogs,Columnists,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel

It didn’t take long for it to become evident that finally having a Filipino in the California State Assembly would be a big deal for Filipinos in California and beyond.
Posted: February 7th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »
By Benjamin Pimentel
One would hang out at a laundromat watching telenovelas. Another didn’t know the difference between a blouse and a skirt.
Posted: January 29th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »