More than half a million students thronged different venues nationwide in January for the elimination rounds of the country’s biggest mathematics competition: The Math Challenge sponsored by Metrobank Foundation, Math Teachers Association of the Philippines and Department of Education.
The new book “Let’s Get Ready” aims to teach children to prepare for storm, flood, fire and earthquake.
Here is the conclusion of the speech I gave at the graduation rites of St. Dominic College of Asia.
Here is the continuation of my commencement address to graduates of St. Dominic College of Asia:
On April 12, I gave the commencement address to more than 100 St. Dominic College of Asia (SDCA) graduates at the Philippine International Convention Center. The school is owned by the Andaman family. It was great to reconnect with a former student, Jade Andaman, now a lawyer.
I sat in front of the computer, forcing myself to do research but feeling worse by the second. Suddenly, a white head popped up beside me and black eyes locked on my own. I felt my arm licked and nuzzled. My spirits lifted and I gave Hershie a hug.
Most graduation speeches are lengthy, moralistic, self-righteous and, frankly speaking, unmemorable.
My colleague and friend Regina Hechanova, the president of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP), alerted me to an article on “Being Gay” that came out in another newspaper.
At a science communication workshop in Malaysia, I learned what could happen when discoveries are not quickly owned by a nation.
Joaquin Buenaflor writes: In your review of Michael Asis’ book (Dec. 24 and 31), you hit on an issue that too few bring up. I’ve been critical of the Catholic Church not because I have hatred for it but because I know the good it can do.
What does Bangsamoro (literally, Muslim nation) mean to the people of Jolo, Sulu? Researchers Liberty Contessa Catbagan and Puraida Tibli found that the concept had different meanings for different groups.
How much did it cost to study for a bachelor’s degree in French public schools in 2012-13? Half a million pesos? A hundred thousand?
FOR ONE school year, college students who had taken a problem-solving class taught by former Ateneo president Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, and myself, volunteered to coach talented elementary and secondary students in mathematics.
