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JUANITA SARANSAN Most of the elderly are retired from work and stay at home; but not 63-year-old Juanita Saransan. ‘Nanay Nita,’ as she is fondly called by many, looks forward to going out of the house each…
FORMER International Boxing Federation (IBF) world light flyweight champion Milan “El Metodico” Melindo has learned from the mistakes that cost him his title in Japan. And now, he vows to bring home the World Boxing Council (WBC)…
Senior Wharton fellow Dr. Brian To has a practical advice for business owners: Invest in learning Mandarin Chinese. On the heels of preparing for the third Strategic Leadership and Management Program (SLAMP 3) in Cebu on September…
Third grader Christine Sosas of Argao Central Elementary School recently discovered a fun mobile application that enables her to learn important lessons in her native language. Sosas enjoyed exploring the Kaalam app, launched recently by Smart Communications…
Teaching more by teaching less Can students learn something as complicated as integral calculus largely on their own? In a workshop held recently in Bohol, dozens of teachers handling different subjects were asked to copy a calculus…
It was very saddening that many young people were unaware about what June 12, Independence Day was all about. One possible reason is that many schools have not opened on this day and teachers let go of…
English teacher Dexter Masiado has a problem with student absenteeism. Not even half of his 75 pupils at Trangka Elementary School in Maasin, Iloilo attend his classes at any given day. He doesn’t blame his students, who…
In attempting to guide grade 10 students in learning about women’s issues in Contemporary Issues Class, I was fortunate to have the January 2017 special issue on “The Shifting Landscape of Gender.” In discussing gender gaps, it…
At a personal level, it usually takes an ailment or a jarring event to compel us to take stock of our priorities, assess if they are being lived up to and resolve to be better. We correct,…
IT WAS a day for observing for newly appointed Cebu City Councilor Renato “Junjun” Osmeña Jr. He did not participate in the discussions of his fellow members on the items in yesterday’s agenda of the Cebu City…
What are the chances of a Filipino child dropping out of a public high school? According to the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), 57 percent. Of that number, 44% drop out of school due to a…
The entire month of August, we celebrated language. Each homeroom had posted at its entrance the greetings of the various languages of the country’s regions that the section was assigned. Like other schools, we had a day…
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