I already know what I will be doing when Edjop reaches cinemas on September 16. I will be looking for a seat. I have not seen the film, so this is nei...
Imagine an ordinary public-school classroom on a Monday morning. The chairs are there. The board is there. Dozens of children are waiting. One needs h...
There is a peculiar routine that comes with a brownout in Iloilo. The electric fan stops. The Wi-Fi disappears. Someone checks the utility advisory wh...
We Filipinos ask “Kumusta?” so casually that sometimes we have already walked away before the other person answers. It is a greeting, almost punctuati...
You know something is wrong with a health system when getting admitted feels like winning a raffle. A bed becomes good news. A working machine feels l...
National Teachers’ Month, observed from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5, usually brings familiar tributes: flowers, handwritten notes, social media greetings and ph...
Sometimes a debate takes a wrong turn so quietly that everyone is already several kilometers down the road before somebody asks, “Teka, saan ba talaga...
By Herman M. Lagon When Congress talks about the education budget, the biggest numbers naturally get the microphone. DepEd, CHED, TESDA, and our state...
Try submitting a budget proposal in a government office without explaining it. Ask for a new printer, three laptops, travel funds, or PHP 200,000 for ...