Ube: From Filipino Heritage to a Filipino-Owned Global Industry

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Scholarships Do Not Just Buy Degrees. They Build Workforces

By Karl M. Garcia There is a recurring criticism of agricultural scholarships in the Philippines: despite government efforts to put young people through school, the country has not necessarily produced enough young farmers. At first glance, this seems like a failure of scholarships. It is not quite that simple. A scholarship can pay for education. … Continue reading →

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The World’s Greatest Short Stories: A History of Humanity Told Through Its Most Enduring Narratives

By Karl M. Garcia A story does not need hundreds of pages to contain an entire world. Sometimes, a few pages are enough to capture the tragedy of a civilization, expose the hypocrisy of a society, reveal the contradictions of human nature, or illuminate an experience so universal that it transcends the boundaries of language, … Continue reading →

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Mulanay and Bondoc: From a Remote Peninsula to a Region of Possibility

By Karl M. Garcia Mulanay is not an abstract place to me. It is the hometown of my paternal great-grandparents, my grandparents, and my father. I remember Mulanay as a place regarded as impoverished and underserved in the 1990s. At that time, the distance of Southern Quezon from the country’s major economic centers was felt … Continue reading →

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Problem Solving the Philippines: How the Rules of the National Budget Have Been Tested

Part 4 of The Budget Series: how the courts have tested the Constitution’s budget rules, and what the Supreme Court decided in October 2026 on unprogrammed appropriations.

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The Great Epics and Sagas of Humanity: A Journey Through the Stories, Heroes, and Civilizations That Shaped the World

By Karl M. Garcia Before humanity built libraries, universities, museums, and national archives, it had storytellers. Around fires, in royal courts, within temples, across marketplaces, and aboard ships crossing distant oceans, generations of people gathered to hear stories about extraordinary heroes, legendary kings, divine beings, devastating wars, great migrations, lost kingdoms, and the origins of … Continue reading →

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