Why do the Philippines lack Scientists? Part I – Want of S & T...
Sometime in 2013, a Lawmaker offered his one-cent explanation in response to the question posted above. He quipped by saying “We have a lot of problems in the country’s science education. One of them...
With Christ, we become invincible
WE should have no doubt about this truth of our faith. Christ himself said, “Whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.” (Mk 8,35) There is no...
Even kings are pelted with mud, why not pelt our leaders, too?
Our former colonizer Spain has its share of Flooding and Royal-Shaming. The event draws parallel with the recent flooding in the Philippines. It also was a sort of a reminder that the weather has...
Cookies made of salt and mud
In Haiti, mud cookies are something that is a reality. Soaring food prices and the reality of death by starvation forces people to eat the Mud Cookie. Traditionally called Bonbon Te, the cookie is...
Fiesta time
Tacloban City, the capital of the province of Leyte, observes its annual fiesta every June in honor of its patron saint, Sto. Niño. The fiesta typically involves parades, processions, and numerous cultural and religious...
A sort of hesitation
I was just recently invited to speak at an alumni homecoming, which I consider to be a great honor and privilege. I got the chance, then, to express my views regarding this event. And...