When presence is the first kindness
There is a particular silence that fills a room when people who have carried too much finally sit down to learn how to help others carry their own pai...
Herman M. LagonNovember 23, 20254 min
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There is a particular silence that fills a room when people who have carried too much finally sit down to learn how to help others carry their own pai...
Numbers help us spot patterns. But they rarely tell the whole story. Behind every percentage point is a real person—someone with struggles, dreams, an...
There was something disarming about the way Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association (PGCA) National President Christopher P. Hernandez opened h...
By Herman M. Lagon “Sa Lapuz lang, Manong.” Those simple words could spark a smooth, quiet journey home or a tense negotiation that would make even t...
Somewhere between memorizing the multiplication table and being told to “show your solution,” millions of students believe math is out to get them. It...
There are moments when a word meant to uplift begins to sting. I felt that recently at the PGCA–Iloilo 2025 seminar at Iloilo Grand Hotel as Philippin...
You often notice them before they even say a word. The teacher who starts the day with a simple nod, the janitor whose smile never misses a morning, t...
Ron Garan saw Earth from space for real—not just in science books or videos. It looked like it was glowing. Like it was alive. But what surprised him ...
By Herman M. Lagon A teacher in Bulacan opens her payslip on a Friday morning and feels the familiar sting: another few thousand gone to taxes. She si...