Towards a culture of peace and tolerance

Madrileña de la Cerna 03/31/2018

While it is true that peace has been built gradually in those societies which have succeeded in maintaining their cohesion and progress in the observance of human rights in building democratic structures and in ensuring that the…

Narratives of change

Madrileña de la Cerna 03/24/2018

The concept of Paralegal Training was brought to the program of the Legal Alternatives for Women Center, Inc. (LAW Center, Inc.) as early as 2008 by the late Atty. Adoracion Cruz Avisado (retired judge from Davao City),…

Lent as it was

Madrileña de la Cerna 03/17/2018

Observance of Lent has enriched a lot of our cultural tradition and community life. In my childhood, the end of the school year also meant participation in the Lenten activities which included preparation and partaking of the…

A chorus thrives amidst turmoil

Madrileña de la Cerna 03/10/2018

I entered UP Cebu in 1974 as a young teacher in the UP Cebu High School. There was only the administration building where we held classes in the second floor and the basement of the building alternating…

History and values education

Madrileña de la Cerna 03/03/2018

The usefulness of history to values education is not a new discovery. Even before public education and official national histories developed, history was seen as one means of ennobling character. In the 17th century France history, history…

Extremism

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/24/2018

Prof. Henry Francis Espiritu, Associate Professor in Philosophy and Asian History of UP Cebu, a prolific Islam scholar, and a strong advocate of peace and inter-faith dialogue, prefers to call the phenomenon “Islamic Extremism” or “Politicized Islam”…

Colorful language

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/17/2018

A week ago President Duterte treated a large group of NPA rebel returnees in Malacañang Palace and encouraged other NPAs to surrender. When he learned that there are female rebels, he made the most misogynist remark in…

Making art a heritage

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/10/2018

February is National Arts Month (NAM) and a most fitting activity to open it was the blessing and launching of the Ramon Alcoseba Abellana Heritage Art (RaHa) on the occasion of his 107th birth anniversary on February…

Stories to relive a hundred years

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/03/2018

I started attending alumni homecomings of the UP Alumni Association Cebu Chapter in 1998 and since then I never missed a single homecoming. The first two homecomings were very memorable because the late Atty. Prospero Manuel, an…

Replacing the oblation of UP Cebu

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/27/2018

Last Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 was the last day of the Oblation fronting the administration building of the University of the Philippines Cebu which was declared a heritage building by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines…

Sinug vis-à-vis Sinulog

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/20/2018

The first Casa Gorordo Museum Talk last January 16 which featured “Sinug and Sinulog: Exploring the Two Dance forms” is the first of a series of forums and lectures organized by the Casa Gorordo Museum to enhance…

Dance as prayer

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/13/2018

The fiesta of Santo Niño and the Sinulog Festival are fitting occasions to open the new year for it makes us reflect on our life, faith and culture. The sounds and the sights of the Sinulog are…

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