Silence of the shepherd?, 2
A FEW MONTHS ago, I had three invitations on the same afternoon: a talk on progressive journalism to college students in a university, a...
Silence of the shepherd?, 1
THE STREETS taught a better homily than most pulpits last weekend. Students, teachers, farmers, nurses, drivers, parents, and the faithful pressed together at the...
The pronoun puzzle, 2
I SPOKE to a private school teacher recently who shared that when a group of curious pupils asked and she tried explaining “they/them” pronouns...
The pronoun puzzle, 1
WALK into any classroom or office and the air will likely hum with a familiar tune: “Good morning, Ma’am!” “Magandang araw po, Sir!”
These...
Mission over metrics
SOME VICTORIES are quiet. A midwife from a state college opens a birthing center in the mountains. A student from Samar borrows a neighbor’s...
Too young, too soon, 2
ACCORDING to the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (2021), nearly half of Filipino teens lack any reliable source for sex-related info. That is...
Too young, too soon, 1
SHE WAS only 12. Not a movie plot or a viral headline — just an actual case from the Iloilo City Civil Registry. That...
Restitution makes sense, 2
IF A CHILD breaks a neighbor’s plant and shows up the next day with a replacement, sincerity is clear. If a coworker returns borrowed...
Restitution makes sense, 1
THERE ARE hearings you watch for noise, and hearings you watch because something in you whispers, “This one matters.” The most recent Senate...
Enrile without edits, 2
STUDENTS who researched corruption cases for their Araling Panlipunan projects would often ask their teachers, “Why do the biggest cases never seem to end...