‘Bastos’ by any name, 2
On top of having scores of lady colleagues, friends, and relatives, I have two daughters. I raised them hoping to be highly empowered and...
‘Bastos’ by any name, 1
MARCH had barely begun, purple ribbons had barely been pinned, and the country had barely warmed up to Women’s Month when Congress handed us...
The cost of weak learning foundations, 2
UNICEF and the World Bank report that 91 percent of Filipino children at late primary age cannot read and understand a simple story. Once...
The cost of weak learning foundations, 1
MANY TEACHERS know this moment well. A senior high student stares at a distance–time word problem, not because the math is hard, but because...
Teaching without losing yourself, 2
AT THE END of the day, what helps me reset is not a long reflection, but a short one. Five minutes. Not another assignment....
Teaching without losing yourself, 1
SOME MORNINGS, the weight starts even before the first “Good morning, class.” It begins in a jeep that barely moves, in shoes that never...
Party-list reform is long overdue, 2
JUST AS urgent is the public insistence that nominees must truly belong to the sectors they claim. This is not romanticism—it is common sense....
Party-list reform is long overdue, 1
THERE are political questions that skim the surface, and there are those that land heavily because they mirror what many of us have long...
Party-list reform is long overdue, 1
THERE are political questions that skim the surface, and there are those that land heavily because they mirror what many of us have long...
EDSA: A school day for democracy
FEBRUARY each year, a familiar dilemma returns to schools: should Feb. 25 be treated like any other busy Tuesday, complete with quizzes and late...