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Thursday, September 3, 2026

Impulses

Labor in the digital age

BY HERMAN M. LAGON LET’S THINK about the progress made by workers’ movements. Looking at this through Karl Marx’s perspective during this period of tremendous...

Ninoy’s ‘date’ of destiny

BY HERMAN M. LAGON IN A NATION where memories might be as fleeting as the monsoon rains, August 21, 1983, still holds great emotional resonance for...

Heroism reimagined

BY HERMAN M. LAGON IT IS EASY to ignore the quiet acts of bravery around us in a society where heroes are sometimes portrayed as caped crusaders with...

False ‘kaibigan’ exposed?!

BY HERMAN M. LAGON IN THE labyrinth of politics, where power often blinds and corrupts, the line between true friendship and opportunistic alliance can blur....

A belated salute to St. Ignatius Day

BY HERMAN M. LAGON THEIR vivid colors and elaborate patterns distinguish particular threads. My 21 years of Ignatian formation at Ateneo de Iloilo have woven...

The essence of epigrams

BY HERMAN M. LAGON EPIGRAMS are living testimony to the impact of brevity, humor, and insight on language and expression. In only a few carefully...

Giving back: A scholar’s duty

BY HERMAN M. LAGON AT THE recent graduation at West Visayas State University (WVSU), Dr. Nordy D. Siason, Jr. shared a message that reached beyond...

Mothers – everyday superheroes

BY HERMAN M. LAGON IN A WORLD full of titles and roles, “mother” stands out as the most impactful of them all. That is why every year we celebrate our...

Remembering 11,103

THE RECENT screening of the award-winning documentary "11,103" in our school, the Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST), deeply impacted its...

How are we complicit?, 2

BY HERMAN M. LAGON WORKPLACE dynamics can also reflect and perpetuate societal hierarchies, leading to barriers to opportunity and growth based on characteristics such as degree...