Being a part of all that we have met

Madrileña de la Cerna 09/29/2018

With National Teachers’ Month ending on October 5, I won’t miss the opportunity to thank and recall what many of my teachers contributed to my life. I have always attributed my early education with the Belgian Sisters…

In remembrance

Madrileña de la Cerna 09/22/2018

More than a decade ago, I visited an NGO office where I was also involved in. The conversation touched on the Martial Law experiences. One of the staff stated that she never saw me in the rallies.…

Of floods and heroes

Madrileña de la Cerna 09/16/2018

Evacuation was very short because early the next day they are back in their house again checking for any damage or loss. Every year we experience more than 20 typhoons and each time it is always a…

Won’t regret, can’t forget

Madrileña de la Cerna 09/08/2018

While recovering from my breast surgery, I recalled what I had been doing while in active service, the magnitude, the intensity of everything I did not just as an educator but as a passionate advocate of culture…

All the blessings

Madrileña de la Cerna 09/01/2018

In early January this year, I felt a tiny lump in my left breast and was not bothered by it not until March to April when it grew big and hard. I consulted my ob-gyne cousin who…

More stories and nominations, please

Madrileña de la Cerna 08/18/2018

We need more stories for the 100 Stories and more nominations for the Tatak UP Award 2018 to conclude the Centennial Year Celebration of the University of the Philippines Cebu. To recall, the project 100 Stories was…

Enriching tour guiding

Madrileña de la Cerna 08/11/2018

It has been observed that the growth of tourism in Cebu and the rest of Region VII demands more professional service from tour operators and tour guides alike. To develop and deliver these professional standards among tour…

Popularizing Cebuano literature

Madrileña de la Cerna 08/04/2018

This is a continuation of last week’s column on the seminar on Teaching Cebuano Literature for educators, a program of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts conducted by the Cebuano Studies Center of the University…

Teaching Cebuano Literature

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/28/2018

A teaching seminar for educators is the latest effort of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and through the Cebuano Studies Center of the University of San Carlos, a seminar on “Teaching Cebuano Literature” was…

Understanding our faith

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/21/2018

As a child I grew up in a Catholic school, St. Catherine’s School in Carcar, thinking that going to mass was part of my religion class ably handled by the ICM nuns who were mostly Belgians. Inside…

The golden era of broadcasting

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/14/2018

When Bobby Amor passed away last week, I recalled the time when radio and TV broadcasting in English dominated the local scene in the 1960’s and continued to the 1970’s and 1980’s. It was also the time…

What games can teach

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/07/2018

I was never a fan of football because I hated watching a game that takes so long for players to get a score. Then I learned to appreciate it a few weeks ago after switching channels to…

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