Mental health on the ground, 1
SOME JOBS are so woven into community life that we hardly notice them—until a crisis hits. Across the country’s barangays, Barangay Health Workers (BHWs)...
Heroes do bleed too, 2
BUT THOSE of us who teach history, who carry memory as both burden and gift, know that symbolic erasures often precede real ones.
The Atenean...
Heroes do bleed too, 1
THERE ARE moments in history when a person shows up not as the perfect hero, but simply as the right person in the right...
Rights, respect, restrooms, 2
THE LGBTQIA+ movement has been doing just that — seen in rainbow flags flying high during Iloilo’s pride parades, the increasing presence of LGBTQIA+...
Rights, respect, restrooms, 1
A SIMPLE trip to the restroom in Iloilo turned complicated when a transgender woman was stopped at Marymart. In seconds, it turned into a...
The power of grounding, 2
INTERESTINGLY, studies show that humble people are more likely to experience long-term happiness and fulfillment. This is not mere sentimentality; psychologists have found that...
The power of grounding, 1
IN A WORLD where success often comes wrapped in medals and titles, we tend to assume we are somehow immune to frailty when things...
The science behind superstitious beliefs, 2
JUMPING at midnight on New Year's Eve, a custom thought to encourage growth has an interesting connection to science. Although a single midnight jump...
The science behind superstitious beliefs, 1
SUPERSTITIONS often come off as quirks of culture — something to giggle at or follow "just in case." For Filipinos, however, these beliefs are...
Creative thinking crisis
THE PISA results are out, and the message is hard to ignore. Filipino learners are not just behind in math, reading, and science—they are...