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Essential books for kids

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The new book “Let’s Get Ready” aims to teach children to prepare for storm, flood, fire and earthquake.

Posted: May 13th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Do not forget the poor

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Here is the conclusion of the speech I gave at the graduation rites of St. Dominic College of Asia.

Posted: May 6th, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Why the NPA has many supporters

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The New People’s Army (NPA) reminds us of the various guerrilla forces during World War II which controlled areas beyond the reach of the Japanese soldiers.

Posted: May 3rd, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Metro,On Target | Read More »

Exceeding expectations

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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.

Posted: April 22nd, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Lessons from a dog

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HERSHIE

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.

Posted: April 15th, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Biazon clueless about loudest whisper

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Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon should read between the lines: President Noy wants him to have an honorable exit by resigning.

Posted: April 5th, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Metro,On Target | Read More »

Being gay is not a disease

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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.

Posted: April 1st, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Notes from all over

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HIGH school students in the championship round of the 2nd National Biotech Quiz Contest

At a science communication workshop in Malaysia, I learned what could happen when discoveries are not quickly owned by a nation.

Posted: March 25th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Toward peace in Mindanao

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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.

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Learning | Read More »

French or not, college students have same benefits in France

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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?

Posted: March 4th, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Learning | Read More »

A jester in the Palace

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After I read the report that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was preparing to file charges against Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and his men for the Sabah standoff, I laughed out loud till my belly ached.

Posted: March 1st, 2013 in Headlines,Metro,On Target | Read More »

Malaysia wise not to attack sultanate’s men

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The ultimatum given by the Malaysian authorities to the men of the Sultanate of Sulu who are holed up in a village in Sabah expired at midnight of Tuesday, Feb. 26.

Posted: February 28th, 2013 in Featured Columns,Headlines,Metro,On Target | Read More »

Heherson Alvarez and organic farming

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I read with interest former Sen. Heherson Alvarez’s article in the Inquirer’s Commentary column on Saturday about climate change and steps the government is doing to address the problem.

Posted: February 18th, 2013 in Featured Columns,On Target | Read More »

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