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(Editor’s note: This column was originally published on April 29, 2017 and written by the late Dr. Madrileña de la Cerna, who is a noted professor and a passionate advocate for recording local history, heritage mapping, and…
Twenty years ago, I was invited by Eileen G. Mangubat then the Editor-in-Chief of Cebu Daily News which started publication in February 1998. Actually, there were three of us whom she invited — Sofia Logarta, Fe Anastacia…
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When I joined the get together of old co-mentors of St. Catherine’s School early November, I remember one of my unforgettable mentors who became my co-mentor for a short while. Who would forget Miss Rosario Florido if…
For former co-teachers to get together after forty-five years is a rare event and different from any gathering of classmates. The past few years saw the passing away of some of the former teachers of St. Catherine’s…
Since November has been named Children’s Month (it used to be in October), I pause to reflect on my interaction with children while NGOs and other advocacy groups root for children’s rights and the aggressive campaign against…
I first heard about Resil B. Mojares when I was a college student at STC in the 1960s when he sat as a panelist in the oral defenses of the theses of English majors. His reputation as…
With just a year ahead, last Friday, October 19, the Sentro sa Katilingban Inc. Training and Social Resource Center had the opening salvo of the celebration of its forthcoming 50th Founding Anniversary on October 19, 2019 with…
When I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease stage 4 in June 2010, I was caught off guard for together with the diagnosis there were four more ailments I had. There was a brief period of uncertainty…
One of the sweetest words I received while recovering from my breast surgery were those coming from survivors of breast cancer who shared their inspiring journey. It was from Me’anne Alcordo-Solomon that I first heard the term…
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