Education has never been just about textbooks and exams. Whether you are in a crowded public school in Molo, a quiet university in General Luna, or a rural classroom in Barotac Nuevo, what happens inside reflects the world outside—our everyday struggles, shared dreams, and the values we keep shifting and reshaping.
August 13, 2025
Is graduate school worth it? That is a question many professionals have asked themselves at least once while staring at the blinking cursor of a long-forgotten application form or during a slow Tuesday afternoon at work when everything feels a little too routine. For some, it starts with envy over a
August 12, 2025
The chalkboard of Philippine democracy has once again been scratched with uncertainty, this time by a unanimous ruling from the highest court in the land. I am no lawyer. I did not graduate from UP or Ateneo Law or train under luminaries of the bench. My legal knowledge comes piecemeal—required courses
August 11, 2025
It wasn’t a grand proclamation, but it struck a nerve. On Bombo Radyo, Iloilo-based political law professor and arbitration expert Atty. Joenar Pueblo voiced what many have sensed but few dared say out loud: “The lame duck effect is now being felt by the Marcos camp.” The fourth year of a
August 8, 2025
The phrase “snowflake generation” has become popular in public conversation recently, mostly as a negative moniker for Generation Z (ages 12–27) and Millennials (ages 28–43). This word conjures images of fragility, oversensitivity, and an incapacity to manage conflicting points of view or hardship. Underneath this frigid exterior, though, is a far
August 7, 2025
Leganes is no stranger to rain. But these days, even without a storm signal, a downpour can turn its streets into streams. Waist-deep water in parts that never flooded during Frank or Yolanda now feels disturbingly normal. Even Ceres buses—those kings of the highway—hesitated to cross last month’s pond-like puddles. This
August 6, 2025
The Supreme Court’s decision to stop the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte hit a nerve for many of us. I’m no lawyer, but I’ve taken a couple of subjects in constitution, logic, law, and legislation, worked for years in newsrooms, and spent more than two decades as an educator to
August 5, 2025
There it was, a post quietly tucked between vacation selfies and food reels: “Train PhD students to be thinkers, not just specialists.” I almost scrolled past it. But something about the line arrested me. Maybe it was the exhaustion I had felt from meetings where so-called experts could explain every bit
August 4, 2025
Long after he hung up his sneakers and his jersey was framed behind glass, Michael Jordan is still winning—without even trying. In Bleacher Report’s 2025 list of the Top 100 NBA players, Jordan topped the charts again. Not because of nostalgia or Gen X loyalty. It is because, as we teachers
August 3, 2025
It was a bright, peaceful morning in Solana, Mandurriao. I sat quietly among proud parents, mentors, and friends, taking it all in. There they were—tomorrow’s healers—my daughter, Parvane Mae, among them, standing tall in white coats, ready to take their oaths after weathering what may have been the most grueling chapter
August 2, 2025
Each August 1st, we honor the quiet reflective man whose legacy endures particularly for those with an inclination for listening, healing, and inner transformation. This is St. Peter Faber, co-founder of the Society of Jesus and Pope Francis’ go-to Jesuit, whose death occurred on this date in 1546. His name does
August 1, 2025
No one warned me that the most thought-provoking part of judging a university-wide non-teaching personnel event would happen at the foot of the picturesque Almadria Highlands in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. As an academician, I expected fashion, talent, and maybe a few standing ovations. But I did not expect a Q&A
July 31, 2025