My heroes

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/31/2016

We have to tell the stories of heroes. Young people need to realize that many things we now enjoy have come with a cost. Sacrifices had to be made and risks taken. Every time and place provide…

Laban

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/24/2016

What will I share with my students about Ninoy? Early in his life, Ninoy struggled and won over his fears. At the age of 17, he dared to cover the Korean War for the Manila Times. For…

Hidilyn brings joy

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/17/2016

Of course, she did not only come home with a silver medal; she brought much more. We have all become very proud of what she has achieved. She reminded us of many things. The Filipino can do…

Learning about ourselves from Dr. Resil Mojares

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/10/2016

Cebuanos are quite blessed, especially the teachers and students. Town histories are available for reading, and learning about the localities and there is a volume on Cebu City and another on Cebu Province. The past week’s celebrations…

Watching Pope Francis and Ignacio de Loyola

Sofia Aliño Logarta 08/03/2016

Pope Francis’ participation in this year’s World Youth Day was titled “Apostolic Journey to Poland.” A main event was his visit to the concentration camp which had been converted into a museum at Auswitz. Here he remained…

Sharing historical research

Sofia Aliño Logarta 07/20/2016

Hambin (Hamiling Kabilin-Cherished Legacy) is a group that has been taking our local heritage seriously; they had taken courses on various aspects of it. It celebrated its founding anniversary very aptly by having Dr. Michael Cullinane share…

Fasting and other nourishing practices

Sofia Aliño Logarta 07/13/2016

Celebrating Eid’l Fitr all together was very good for all of us. We had been reminded why our fellow Filipino Muslims go into fasting: it is considered a means of learning to empathize with the disadvantaged who…

Gendered terrain of disaster

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/09/2016

Women are especially hard-hit by the social impacts of environmental disasters. Global forces and social changes placing more people at greater risk of disaster also disproportionately impact women. Women are particularly vulnerable because they have fewer resources…

Despite the traffic

Madrileña de la Cerna 07/02/2016

I learned to take a taxi frequently in 1995 when we moved to Villa del Rio in Bacayan, Talamban. At that time very few taxis reached our place because it was sparsely populated then. It was considered…

The multiple gains of the 51st IEC

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/06/2016

An anonymous friend offered to sponsor my registration fee for the last four days of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress but registration was closed on the first day of the sessions.  But I did not miss anything…

Ceiling experience

Sofia Aliño Logarta 01/31/2016

Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao compared his  experience in the 51st International Eucharistic Congress to the Apostles’ experience of the Transfiguration – a ceiling experience to strengthen them in their low moments, so wisely provided by the…

A glimmer of hope

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/24/2016

The Legal Alternatives for Women Center, Inc. ((LAW Center, Inc.) continued its tradition of holding an “agape” lunch on the Feast of the Santo Niño before joining the procession of the Holy Child.  This year’s gathering was…

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