In search of a usable past

Sofia Aliño Logarta 10/11/2015

Last Wednesday we had a very heartwarming experience in the launching of Argao In Search of a Usable Past.  Written by Paul Gerschwiler, the book is a publication of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) in fulfillment of…

Bisayang dako

Madrileña de la Cerna 10/04/2015

Another sourcebook on Cebuano culture and arts entitled Bisayangdako: Writing Cebuano Culture and Arts was launched on Sept.  26, 2015 on the 24th anniversary of WILA (Women in Literary Arts).  Written by Dr. Erlinda Kintanar-Alburo and published…

Reconnecting with love

Sofia Aliño Logarta 09/13/2015

Grandparents have been such a blessing for me. It is wonderful that we belong to a culture where family members, even in the extended family are a great support to each other. So my working parents, on…

Women for peace

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/11/2015

Since we were not able to join the Women’s Summit of the Cebu City Women and Family Affairs Commission, Portia Dacalos, a very active member of the commission, provided us with the summit materials. From Philippine Commission…

Documentary films: A different lens

Madrileña de la Cerna 02/22/2015

I first learned about Development Communication as a subject in Mass Communication in 2007 when I was  director of the Central Visayas Studies Center (CVSC) of UP Cebu. This was also the year when CVSC launched its…

Violence-free workplaces

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/14/2014

To culminate the 18-day campaign to end violence against women this year, a forum on Making Workplaces VAW-FREE was held on Dec. 10 which is also International Human Rights Day at the UP Cebu Union Building Conference…

A Code to empower women

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/16/2014

The campaign against violence against women and children  will kick off next week  on November 25 to December 12. The choice of  dates is significant:  Nov. 25 is the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria who died…

End all forms of violence against women

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/09/2014

Eighteen Days of Activism Against Gender is an international campaign starting November 25   and culminating on December 10 the day of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (this has been extended to December 12, Anti-Trafficking in Persons…

Women and abolishing the pork barrel

Madrileña de la Cerna 10/05/2014

“We share insights on the role of, and implications on, women in our collective advocacy to end the pork barrel, a very critical issue that our modern Philippine society is reckoning… If only we can expand our…

Cherishing the future

Sofia Aliño Logarta 09/28/2014

Soon after I had  reminded my students that exposure and staying close to nature was  part of  a long-term preparedness for calamity, I met Aida Granert under the shade of Elizabeth Pond’s beautiful trees. The  Soil  and…

Recharged

Sofia Aliño Logarta 05/11/2014

The 77th commencement exercises in UP Cebu High School was not like other previous graduations. First, it had to be held at the UP HS stage and grounds because the Cebu Cultural Center had been damaged by…

Be a child advocate in honor of Sto. Niño

Sofia Aliño Logarta 01/21/2014

The procession of the fiesta of the Sto. Niño used to be the main event. Many of the people who joined this activity were parents carrying their children in their arms. The Sto. Niño had answered their…

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