Artists wanted

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/25/2017

We’re nearing the end of the second run of Story Hours, and I feel a mixture of relief and the blues as we close another chapter of this initiative’s story. Back in 2012, we thought of a…

Food for the soul

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/04/2017

Antoinette asked me if she can join me that Saturday for Story Hours at J Centre Mall, a literacy initiative held every last Saturday of the month and attended by children from public and private schools. Story…

The stories worth sharing

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/01/2017

Edna Cabillan was 44 years old when an angel came to her life. For more than a decade, she prayed for a child, but it seemed that her prayers had fallen on deaf ears. Just when she…

Lessons from Story Hours

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 11/11/2016

Turks and Caicos — Eighth day on this boat and I have only seen one child with a staff from Crystal Cruises who’s with her all the time. I am starting to turn weepy and whiny as…

2 boys inspire Story Hours session

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/31/2016

Seven-year-old Rheus Ajoc has brittle bone disease that stunted his physical growth. But the grade two pupil of Babag 1 Elementary School is bright and eager to learn as he joined 35 children from his school and…

Story Hours promotes reading as ‘cool habit’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/08/2016

Encouraging children to read for pleasure is a shared responsibility of parents and teachers, as learning happens at home and in school. This was the sharing imparted by Mirasol Maroliña, a public school teacher at Mandaue City…

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