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Last week I had an interview with a history teacher who is doing a research on student activism in Cebu, and I shared with her my experiences of educating for social consciousness and transformation even before martial…
Many would say that these are challenging times for assisting the young to grow and become people of peace. Being with Our Lady of Joy Learning Center (OLJLC), a certified member of Advocates for Living Values Education…
The intense fear inflicted by Martial Law sent various signals. Some slowly left the country, private schools especially Catholic schools turned over their schools to another congregation. I am familiar with three cases of such schools. St.…
Towards the beginning of the seventies, groups among the youth had awakened into intensified nationalism. In the positive sense, they were envisioning a future of authentic independence and a government that was actually serving the Filipino people.…
Fake news is not something new. During the election campaign of the 2016 elections, it was a powerful machinery for some candidates. But it was during the dictatorship that the country was bombarded with fake news, and…
The entire month of August, we celebrated language. Each homeroom had posted at its entrance the greetings of the various languages of the country’s regions that the section was assigned. Like other schools, we had a day…
Tomorrow is the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attack that taught us deep lessons about life, humanity and ourselves that will never make it into a history book. One lesson we learned is that there is…
In preparation of the celebration of Our Mother’s birthday, I looked for materials on her and asked my sister Delia for these. She provided me with “The Mary Book,” “The Lights of the Immaculate,” “Mary’s Way of…
According to the Philippine Institute of Development Studies, there is an alarming 57 percent dropout rate among junior public high school students. Among the reasons are lack of interest due to overcrowded classrooms that challenge the endurance…
The column (Sun.Star) of Lelani P. Echaves entitled “Passion and Attention” opens with: “The letter of the Redemptorists of the Philippines which was read yesterday in all their Masses was most welcome.” It closes with: “Sadly, the…
Celebrating the 448th founding anniversary of Cebu province on the theme “Hiniusang Paningkamot, Kalambuan Karon ug sa Umaabot” gave me a chance to browse over the “History of Cebu Province” written by Dr. Resil B. Mojares. This…
Benigno Aquino Jr. was a brave opposition politician who often eloquently exposed irregularities of Marcos rule. When the late president declared martial law, he was among the leading detainees and he even experienced solitary confinement. He had…
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