To summarize 2022 from my own point of view, it was an eventful year. For my last column for this year, I will try to bring you, dear reader, back to memory lane as we look at the important events that marked the year. With this, allow me to cite some words
December 29, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is finally over as Argentina beat France on penalties, 4-2, after 120 minutes of action-packed play ended in a 3-3 stalemate. The Argentines, led by Lionel Messi, lifted their third World Cup trophy, their first since 1986. In football-crazy Argentina, an estimated 6 million to 7 million
December 23, 2022
Finally, dear reader, we are just a few days before celebrating Christmas once more. After a stressful year and economic hardships brought by soaring inflation, most of us can have a good time with our family, friends, and relatives and enjoy a good meal. Be that as it may, there are some
December 20, 2022
You can’t win at everything, but you can try. These lyrics of a well-known song came to mind when I decided to try something I was longing for. In life, we all aspire to achieve something remarkable, something astounding. These dreams come in various forms be it passing a difficult exam, making
December 14, 2022
In the past few days, a proposal of establishing a sovereign wealth fund in the Philippines was floated by several members of the House of Representatives. The fund, named the Maharlika Wealth Fund, is planned to be worth P 275 billion. But it begs the question, what is a sovereign wealth fund
December 7, 2022
Last Thursday, December 1, I attended the physical Paskuhan event at my university, the first of its kind since the start of the pandemic in 2020. There were several realizations that came to mind last Thursday. Despite everything we have been through, despite all the challenges we faced and mountains to climb,
December 3, 2022
I write this article Sunday, November 27, and today, for Catholics like me, is the first Sunday of Advent—the season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ. To many people in the Philippines, this symbolizes that the holidays are coming, that a season of joy is about to come, and that preparations for
November 28, 2022
Last Sunday, the 2022 FIFA World Cup opened in Qatar—marking the start of a month of 64 football matches featuring the world’s best national football teams. The sporting event is considered to be one of the most popular and well-known in the world. Here in basketball-crazy Philippines, the FIFA World Cup may
November 22, 2022
As I near my birthday, I felt that time went by quickly—probably because of the pandemic and the need to stay at home for most of the time. The past two and a half years, to me, were plain and simple. Wake up, study, eat, play, sleep, wake up, study, eat, play,
November 18, 2022
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the 2023 Asian University Rankings which included 16 higher educational institutions from the Philippines, up by one compared to the previous year. In Southeast Asia, a total of 131 schools from seven ASEAN countries were included in the prominent list. From this number, 16 schools were from
November 11, 2022
Life is like a rough sea; there are ups and downs, triumphs and struggles. For most people, especially students like me, life usually asks us a simple yet stressful question: continue or stop? For instance, someone who aspires to be a lawyer or a doctor enrolled in law school or medicine school.
November 7, 2022
In late October, I received my first booster against COVID-19, in addition to the first two vaccine shots which I received back in 2021. While COVID-19 does not seem to be a problem anymore, it is better to be safe than sorry. The fact that there were only a few people in
November 4, 2022