Voting with heart and soul

Sofia Aliño Logarta 05/09/2018

“Supporters: Is the candidate close to corrupt individuals and/or drug lords?” “Election Conduct: Does he buy votes and does his campaign funds come from dirty money?” “Reputation: Has the candidate been involved in corruption and/or drug issues…

U.P. Cebu’s new challenge

Madrileña de la Cerna 05/05/2018

He said it before several times, then in a forceful manner; he said it once more on May 3, 2018 this time in a raspy voice, at the UP Cebu Centennial program. Former U.P. President and strong…

With the workers

Sofia Aliño Logarta 05/02/2018

It was good to be reminded by Atty. Noemi Truya-Abarientos in the LAW Center Inc. radio program aired in DYLA, “Takna sa Kababayen-an” that we would actually be quite helpless without the fruits of the labor of…

Celebrating UP Cebu’s Unang Siglo

Madrileña de la Cerna 04/28/2018

UP Cebu’s Centennial is a great cause for celebration for it is rare, indeed, for an institution like UP Cebu to endure so well the tests of changing times, the uphill struggle and the challenges which seemed…

Celebrating, caring for Mother Earth

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/25/2018

Sa Mata sa Kababayen-an” the LAW Center, Inc. TV program at the Cebu Catholic Television Network hosted various groups who shared their advocacy for nurturing of the environment. This year when it celebrates its centennial, UP Cebu…

An incredible journey at U.P. Cebu

Madrileña de la Cerna 04/21/2018

I spent more years at the U.P. Cebu than in any other school or institution and I consider it a very long journey from 1974 till my retirement in 2010 (2 years earlier than the mandated age).…

University of the people

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/18/2018

Dr. Francisco Nemenzo, Jr. has been a known nationalist. In relation to this he has been an effective advocate of democratized access to education. The University of the Philippines had been criticized as elitist; they said that…

Cebu Junior College, UP (Circa 1938)

Madrileña de la Cerna 04/14/2018

During the Diamond Jubilee celebration of UP Cebu in 1993, the UP Alumni Association, Cebu Chapter held an Annual Alumni-Faculty Reunion at the UP Cebu Campus. In that gathering, past President of the UPAA Cebu Chapter, Atty.…

Transitions

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/11/2018

Life is the fulfillment of a youthful dream. Keep a dream in your heart and make this into a wonderful reality.” The quote from Pope John XXIII was printed on the cover of my graduation yearbook. In…

The soul behind the wand

Madrileña de la Cerna 04/07/2018

The 1970s was a memorable decade in the history of UP Cebu. First the high school was opened in 1972 and the undergraduate was opened the year after. Faculty members pioneered some academic programs in the undergrad…

Capturing the woman experience

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/04/2018

The LAW Center. Inc. program, Sa Mata sa Kababayen-an recently featured Des Balota and Malou Alorro of Women in the Literary Arts (WILA). Aiming to contribute to the flourishing of Cebuano culture, it gathers female writers and…

Towards a culture of peace and tolerance

Madrileña de la Cerna 03/31/2018

While it is true that peace has been built gradually in those societies which have succeeded in maintaining their cohesion and progress in the observance of human rights in building democratic structures and in ensuring that the…

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