From chaos to caution
DURING a quick stop at a quiet café near UP Visayas a few months back, I found myself saying something I never thought I...
Where the dead live on
SOMETHING tender unfolds every second of November. Streets slow down, homes fill with the scent of wax and rice cakes, and cemeteries stir with...
Saints among us
YOU LEARN a lot about a culture by how it remembers — not just the dead, but the living who lived with purpose. On...
When authority figures trump hard facts
IN A WORLD that often turns to titles, uniforms, and reputations for reassurance, it’s easy to assume that those in power must always be...
Waist-deep in neglect
LEGANES, Iloilo is no stranger to rain. But these days, even without a storm signal, a downpour can turn its streets into streams. Waist-deep...
The quiet beauty of math, 2
AN ANONYMOUS mathematician once said, “Life is a math equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert negatives...
The quiet beauty of math, 1
THERE IS something profoundly elegant about mathematics that slips past classroom walls, hides beneath the bark of trees, swims through ocean waves, and hums...
The vertical trap
IN A SMALL university in the Visayas, a new graduate program is on hold — not for lack of students or ideas, but because...
The SK CSC eligibility shortcut, 2
IF THE goal is youth empowerment, there are better routes. Research has long noted that many SK projects cluster around short-term events—sports fests, pageants,...
The SK CSC eligibility shortcut, 1
THERE ARE quiet policies, and there are loud ones that hit people in the gut. The Civil Service Commission’s move to grant eligibility to...