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The dark side of mandatory military service on bullying and hazing took the spotlight in the South Korean Netflix series D.P. short for “Deserter Pursuit.” All able-bodied men in South Korea are required to serve 18 months…
Scenario number one: A one-month-old baby was transferred from another institution in the hopes that further intervention would provide a cure. History revealed that the patient had been suffering from cough and cold a week prior to…
Some years ago, I saw an interesting picture of a groom and his bride kneeling before the altar on their wedding day. Unknown to the groom, his buddies wrote on the sole of his left shoe the…
“Gusto kong ibigay ito sa lahat ng mga ‘Eric’ na inalisan ng bibig at hindi nakapagsalita, para sa inyo ‘to. Nandito kami, nakikinig,” says Director Carl Papa of “ITI MAPUKPUKAW” (The Missing) that won Best Film at …
They say that walking is good for the health. Yes. I heard about a lady who started walking at the age of 65 … up to now she is still walking! And she is nowhere to be…
People who fear artificial intelligence (AI) have watched too many science-fiction films about robots running a world where humans are enslaved. AI has been upon us for a long time, and it has been getting better, smarter…
“If you destroy my country, I will kill you.” These are the words of former President Rodrigo Duterte that resonated in the documentary film Maria of the 19th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival at the at the Philippine…
The story is told about a hunter who invited his neighbor to show him his dog that can walk on water. Sure enough, the dog walked on the water to retrieve every duck they hit. Unable…
After a special screening of the 1998 movie biography “Jose Rizal,” I hurried out of the theater as soon as the final credits started rolling to avoid being asked what the film got right or wrong.…
Whenever we do a sociometry exercise in class wherein I ask students to arrange themselves in relation to each other’s social dimensions, I also have them notice who is not being represented by the group. When I…
Japan seeks to avoid the international issue of comfort women in the Philippines and other countries, including China, Taiwan, and South Korea through the Overseas Development Aid (ODA) as economic assistance. This was the response of Lila…
Albert F. Gudatt is a name you will not find in Philippine history textbooks. He is but one of many young men who served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American and the succeeding Philippine-American War.…
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