Entitlement overload, 1
IT STARTS in subtle ways. A student asks for a grade bump because they "tried their best." A colleague skips a task, saying, "That's...
The summer that changed 50 lives
IT’S NOT every day that you see your own students trade notebooks for filing cabinets, or pens for mop handles, with the same energy...
Vice Ganda punchline, 2
OF COURSE, satire has limits. A joke will not topple dynasties or rewrite foreign policy. Declercq says satire is less a hammer and more...
Vice Ganda punchline, 1
WE HAVE always known how to laugh in the face of hardship. From the streets of Quiapo to small-town plazas, humor has never been...
What do we do next?
SEPTEMBER 21 felt like a fiesta and a wake. We laughed at witty placards, sang with strangers, then went home to mop the same...
When silence betrays, 2
THE NOTION that "opinions without knowledge only add to the noise" is true in some cases, but it is also weaponized to stifle discourse....
When silence betrays, 1
SOCIAL media has been awash with calls for silence. "Do not speak if you are not fully informed," they say. "Research first before you...
Stop normalizing vote-buying
SAYING vote buying is “normal” is not harmless talk. When a person who seeks or holds public office says it out loud, it signals...
Kurakot, meet shame!, 2
TEACHERS know this instinct. Shame in classrooms is used sparingly, as a reminder, not a weapon. When a child copies homework, the goal is...
Kurakot, meet shame!, 1
SHAME is stitched into Filipino life. A child forgets to say “po” or “opo” and gets called “walang hiya” or “walang modo.” A student...