Man has to face trials and tribulations in his life time. Similar fates have to be confronted by nations. History is full of agony, despair and pain suffered by nations through different generations. How each of them fought and survived the different forms of foes in their respective battles stood out as legendary examples of …
OPINION
Teaching piety to today’s youth
This may indeed sound like a pipe dream or an illusion, given the way many young people nowadays are, but this simply has to be done. We know that without piety, we would be like branches detached from the vine. Death, spiritual more than physical, would just be a matter of time. So, no matter …
How parents react to modular learning
COVID-19 pandemic has affected the education sector in the Philippines. From conventional “face-to-face” learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) shifted to “blended learning,” pursuing education at home. Thus, parents and guardians are highly involved in developing their children’s educational path. *** Parents are happy to have spend more time now with their children. But some …
Brilliant Ilonggo execs save Dinagyang
“Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.” – Jose Marti We all know that Iloilo City’s Dinagyang Festival 2020 was the only annual festival that survived and was held in January this year before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COIVD-19) pandemic eviscerated the holding of all …
When the legitimate becomes immoral
We have to be careful with this possibility that, sad to say, has become rampant nowadays. It cannot be denied that we are aware of the many blessings we have, and the many rights of our human condition. We have all kinds of talents, we have intelligence and freedom, and varying degrees of wealth, resources, …
Upgrading our public libraries for the next normal
Education has always been an important aspect of Filipino culture. How many times have we heard that a good education is the most important inheritance parents can give to their children? But now, in the Next Normal that COVID-19 has brought, education as we know it has become problematic. As of early October, when classes …
When succession ends in tragedy
The leadership future had been planned and everything was looking good for ABC company when tragedy struck. JR (not his real name), the heir apparent, was killed in a vehicular accident while surveying sites for a possible manufacturing plant. ABC company is a family enterprise with marketing presence in several countries in the Asia-Pacific region. …
Sugar and oral health (Part 2)
We dwell on sugar and oral health at this point in time of the pandemic because for some if not many of us, there is a slight chance, or maybe more, that we have been bingeing on sugary foods and drinks during lockdowns. We are aware, of course, that for many of our countrymen, putting …
God’s original and ultimate will
God’s original will for us has not changed at all despite the mess we created. That original will continues to be his ultimate will for us. And that is that we truly become his image and likeness, meant to share in his life and nature in our definitive status which we hope to obtain at …
No Filipino yet in Biden cabinet
“To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.” – Nigel Lawson Filipina billionaire Loida Nicolas-Lewis “will be recognized” for her contributions in helping fire up the Filipino-American support and votes for the Biden-Harris tandem in the recent U.S. Presidential Elections 2020, but there …