‘Tuklas Kapaligiran’ from Vision Petron

Sofia Aliño Logarta 06/28/2017

As Earth Month ends, let me share the winners of Petron’s National Student Art Competition which they let us appreciate through their 2017 calendar. The pictures of the winning art works with quotes from the artist judges…

Sablay on UP’s shoulder

Madrileña de la Cerna 06/24/2017

We carry the heart and soul of the Filipino. Graduations are somber affairs. The sight of halls filled with long, dark togas and mortarboard caps are part of an age-old tradition of academia, one borrowed from universities…

Very diligent, passionate nationalist intellectual

Sofia Aliño Logarta 06/21/2017

In “Rizal Reading Pigafetta,” Resil B. Mojares provides an idea of the kind of intellectual Rizal was. He informs us that: “In his first European sojourn (1882-1887), Rizal was already driven by a large appetite for learning.…

Working student

Madrileña de la Cerna 06/17/2017

There are two kinds of working students: those who work outside the school either day or night and get paid, and those who work inside the school being assigned in various offices of the school and don’t…

3 fathers and a mother

Sofia Aliño Logarta 06/14/2017

Father’s Day will be different for Mary Rose, her family and Our Lady of Joy Learning Center (OLJLC) this year. In the past year, we lost Daddy Pits and Daddy Bert. Both of them had been very…

The true cultural warrior

Madrileña de la Cerna 06/10/2017

For the generation of Cebu Theresians who were in the classes of Sister Maria Delia Coronel, ICM, few were aware of the grounding of understanding, appreciating and preserving Philippine cultural heritage the way Sr. Delia did in…

Gender in the curriculum

Sofia Aliño Logarta 06/07/2017

Many reasons encourage us to integrate gender within the curriculum. As I have previously mentioned, it would help us understand certain social issues like violence against women. If we trap people in their gender roles, we would…

Sneak preview

Madrileña de la Cerna 06/03/2017

Last week I recalled the Chinese who greatly influenced the economic life of my childhood days. This time I fondly recall the contributions of an Indian trader named Gopa who put up a moviehouse in Carcar in…

Sneak preview

Madrileña de la Cerna 05/27/2017

Gabii sa Kabilin 2017 brought me to a sneak preview of the forthcoming Sugbu Chinese Heritage Museum thanks to the invitation of Dr. Joy Gerra. The museum is still undergoing restoration, but we have a view of…

Heritage cards: Cebuana trailblazers — Sugboanang tag-una

Sofia Aliño Logarta 05/24/2017

Our educators, our young people, especially the females, are blessed to have the heritage cards. These can be inspirations as they work for their dreams. These emphasize that there are no limits to their possible explorations and…

Revisiting our heritage

Madrileña de la Cerna 05/20/2017

May is National Heritage Month but is more popularly associated with fiestas everywhere from big towns to the barangays. The fiesta culture is part of our heritage, but the focus is more on the food and hardly…

Preparing for the new school year

Sofia Aliño Logarta 05/17/2017

Neneng Hermosa ended teacher training by letting the participants answer some questions: What characteristics do we want our students to have? With these in mind what experiences, activities and materials will you prepare for them? Because of…

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