FOI and the public’s right to see
THERE ARE moments in policy-making when something long delayed finally feels within reach. The Senate’s 22–0 vote recently approving the proposed People’s Freedom of...
Where students matter the most, 2
THIS IS where student affairs becomes less about organizing and more about noticing. Noticing who has stopped showing up. Noticing who stays at the...
Where students matter the most, 1
THERE is a moment most teachers and student affairs people know too well, but rarely talk about. It is not during recognition day. Not...
Feeling it right: Empathy, sympathy, apathy
KNOWING the difference between empathy, sympathy, and apathy has quiet power. These three emotional reactions help us to respond to the suffering of others,...
Silence is also political
THERE IS a different kind of silence settling across many campuses lately. Not the calm silence before classes start. Not the sleepy quiet of...
Bridging the gendered gap
IT IS EASY to cheer for progress — especially when numbers say we are doing well. The country has often ranked high in gender...
Dynasties bill loophole
A FEW days ago, while having coffee with friends, somebody cracked a joke that drew more laughter than it probably deserved.
“If political dynasties are...
You survived school. Now what?
THERE is something disarming about a graduation ceremony when the most honest line is not about excellence, but survival. And I remember telling them...
Not our marines
THERE are many things Filipinos disagree on these days. Politics. History. The economy. Even the weather somehow becomes political. But there is one habit...
Not enough children?
THERE WAS a time when you could tell a local home was alive even before you stepped inside. You would hear the kids first...