Joy and peace

Sofia Aliño Logarta 01/17/2016

Pope Francis opened the year, encouraging us to be more joyful. He defines: “True joy comes from a profound harmony between persons…which makes us experience the beauty of togetherness, of mutual support along life’s journey.” Let us…

A year to be inspired

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/10/2016

One of the gifts I received last Christmas was a 2016 Calendar Pad given by my next door neighbor who is a medical representative. I was struck by the cover phrase “A Year to be Inspired” with…

Looking back and forward

Sofia Aliño Logarta 01/03/2016

Rizal has so much to give to all of us. I have always found reflecting on him with my students –   his life, his achievements and other thoughts-–very fulfilling and motivating. He was a curious and adventurous…

A season for loving and giving thanks

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/20/2015

Christmas is the perfect time to educate young hearts. It is the best time for reminders about gifts. Do they realize why we give each other gifts on Christmas? Years ago, when as high school students we…

A notable remembrance

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/13/2015

An unusual way of marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Japanese occupation was the launching of “The War in Cebu” an illustrated chronicle of World War II in Cebu published by the University of…

Responding to Violence Against Women and Children

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/06/2015

We need to have a sense of urgency in acting on cases of violence against women. In one case upon following up a call for assistance we discovered that the victim had already been killed and was…

Historic 51st IEC

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/29/2015

The last time I witnessed and participated a major religious celebration held in Cebu City was the 4th Centennial Celebration of the Christianization of the Philippines in 1965 (I was then a college student). It was held…

18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW)

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/22/2015

Today’s column is our participation of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women which starts this Wednesday, November 25 and ends on December 12. This used to end on December 10 the day of the United…

Creating and innovating for service

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/15/2015

The UP Alumni Association Cebu Chapter will hold this year’s homecoming at 6 p.m. Dec.  4, 2015  at the AS Conference Hall of UP Cebu campus. The  theme is “Creating and Innovating for Service” and for the…

More women stories

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/08/2015

Sidlak, Region VII Gender Resource Center has been here for more than eight years.  Dr. Rhodora Masilang Bucoy together with women advocates in UP Cebu, mostly members of the Gender and Development Committee, worked to establish Sidlak…

Remembering what they started

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/01/2015

Every All Souls’ Day we remember the people who have gone ahead of us, people we worked with, people who influenced us, people we knew very well though not very close to us. Last year, I wrote…

In other words

Madrileña de la Cerna 10/18/2015

Two promising groups of young literati launched their respective ventures on October 3, 2015 at the Cathedral Museum. One was a group of translators called In Other Words and the other was the Mga Anak sa Dagang…

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