As I write this article, I am already busy dealing with my university’s final examination week. It has been three long years since I first entered college, August 6, 2019, if my mind serves me right. Back then, the pandemic was not yet around, and everything was normal. As customary for a
May 27, 2022
The rainy season has arrived, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration). There was widespread rain for the last five days due to a frontal system and severe thunderstorms, explained PAGASA. With this, rainfall is expected to be more frequent and more common in the coming
May 21, 2022
We are often told that defeat is humiliating, it is something that we cannot be proud of. This is obviously true. I mean who in the world will be proud that he or she lost? When we were children, we wanted to win in the games or sports we play—we do not
May 16, 2022
Serving the people and helping the masses are certainly noble causes. Although wealth and prominence are things we constantly seek, they are merely temporary. At the end of the day, our contributions to society and lifting the marginalized could last even beyond our passing from this world. With a long, polarizing campaign
May 14, 2022
Some people never learn. The reason? I do not know really; probably there are various factors at play, or it is innately who they are. In school or in the workplace, we sometimes make mistakes, albeit trivial ones. For instance, we might be untidy or messy with our office space and, as
May 11, 2022
In life, we have to make decisions every now and then. And if we want to succeed in our goals or targets, then we must be careful and certain of the decisions we make. For example, if we do our groceries and we want to save money, we tend to buy in
May 7, 2022
Next week, May 9, Filipinos will go to the polls again to vote for candidates from the presidency down to government posts in districts and municipalities. In the Philippines, presidential elections are held once in 6 years, the 2022 presidential elections will have an enormous consequence on the politics of the country.
May 2, 2022
Yesterday, April 22, I noticed that Google had some sort of doodle, but not really the traditional Google Doodle—it is a realistic satellite picture of a mountain in 1986 and in 2020. The 1986 satellite image of the mountain shows that the summit is filled with snow. After 34 years, the top
April 23, 2022
This coming Thursday, April 14, we will observe Maundy Thursday as part of the Holy Week which is observed by Catholics globally. Here in the Philippines, the sacred week is widely recognized by the people with work and classes mostly suspended from Maundy Thursday until Easter Sunday. Thus, people usually go home
April 14, 2022
Last April 1 was April Fools’ Day, most people, if not everyone, is familiar with this custom celebrated during the first of April. People who observe this day usually make practical jokes to family and friends as well as hoaxes. While it is nice to have fun sometimes and to find some
April 9, 2022
By Joshua Corcuera In prior columns, I consistently wrote about the importance of fighting fake news and disinformation—especially in the age of the internet where everything spreads like wildfire. Likewise, I gave specific examples in past articles of prevailing fake news in social media, with some gaining a huge following despite being too absurd. For
April 5, 2022
Educating people is a good thing. It is something that must be encouraged, not the other way around. In social media, disinformation is rampant and ubiquitous. I would leave it to the dear reader to think of what topics are frequently being poisoned by disinformation in Philippine social media. Fortunately, there are
March 29, 2022