Toledo in the eyes of Juan Climaco, 1886, part 1

Jobers R. Bersales 01/04/2017

On 1 April 1887, or one hundred thirty years ago this year, the Philippine Exposition opened in Madrid. In preparation for this big event intended to introduce the distant colony to Spain and all of Europe, existing…

Remembering December 29, 1899

Jobers R. Bersales 12/28/2016

Because Jose Rizal is our national hero, Cebu remembers December 30, the day he was executed at Bagumbayan. We do not commemorate December 29, 1899, a day shy of three years after Rizal’s life was snuffed out…

Game change in higher education?

Jobers R. Bersales 12/21/2016

The recent decision of the government to ensure free tuition among state colleges and universities is a noble step. But it does not answer the core problem of public higher education in the Philippines: that there are…

Desperate road

Jobers R. Bersales 12/14/2016

You drive down a four-lane asphalted street. On both sides, taxicabs and trucks are parked just after you enter it around half past nine in the morning. The morning rush is over, and yet you notice that…

Remembering the war

Jobers R. Bersales 12/07/2016

Very few will probably remember that 75 years ago today, America — and with it her far -flung colony, the Philippines — finally entered World War II. So very few veterans of that brutal war are alive…

Learning about heritage from George Town

Jobers R. Bersales 11/30/2016

I missed the turnover ceremonies for a number of heritage churches in Cebu, including that of the Metropolitan Cathedral that the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) last week due to a busy schedule. I would…

A can of worms, figurative not literal

Jobers R. Bersales 11/23/2016

I am not certain if President Rodrigo Duterte intended this to happen, but it appears that his decision to abide by a campaign promise — and some old familial sentiments — to allow the interment of the…

The Marcoses should not gloat

Jobers R. Bersales 11/16/2016

The recent decision of the majority in the Supreme Court to allow the burial of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani is without doubt a most unfortunate turn of events. But it was…

The year of populist presidents?

Jobers R. Bersales 11/09/2016

Donald Trump is going to be the next president of the United States. After eight years under the liberal-minded Democrats, the conservative Republicans will also look towards another four years with a slight but nevertheless a credible…

The Amboy is disgusted

Jobers R. Bersales 11/02/2016

During my student activism, there were three Filipinos we feared — and hated — the most: the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, followed by his Defense secretary Juan Ponce Enrile and then his Integrated National Police chief Fidel V.…

More tremors in the educational front

Jobers R. Bersales 10/26/2016

Yesterday the top-level academic, financial and administrative managers of the University of San Carlos met at its annual mid-year evaluation conference. USC president Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD minced no words in his opening statement to the…

Caveat emptor

Jobers R. Bersales 10/19/2016

Even as President Rodrigo Duterte hobnobs with the great Chinese “empire” albeit sans his appointed representative, the former president Fidel V. Ramos, we must also look to other possible allies as we seemingly veer away from the…

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