The cost of free, 2
AT THE ROOT of these issues is the tendency to mistake free for valueless. It is an attitude that seeps into relationships, too. Parents,...
The cost of free, 1
FREELY given is often barely appreciated. It is a hard truth to swallow, but it is one we see repeatedly, especially in a society...
Valedictorians with no filter, 2
IN CAPIZ, Khaz-JP Padilla did more than make history as the first openly trans summa cum laude of her campus. She brought visibility to...
Valedictorians with no filter, 1
NOT ALL graduation speeches shout. Some speak in quiet truths. And this year, those truths echoed all over the country—of hardship, survival, and questions...
‘Atin ang kinse!’, 2
AS THE forum continues, I remember the Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology’s position paper we drafted and released last February. It...
‘Atin ang kinse!’, 1
IT IS ONE thing to read about the threats facing small-scale fishers; it is another to sit beside them, listen to their stories, and...
Dunning-Kruger’s cognitive bias
IN EDUCATIONAL settings, the Dunning-Kruger effect manifests with particular intensity and consequence, impacting not only the relationship between teachers and students but also among...
More than the hood
HE DID NOT stand on stage. He sat—smiling, grounded, and real. And from his wheelchair, Atty. Julius Palomar Alegrado, CESE, Deputy Director (Director III)...
No read, repeat!, 2
Some argue that retaining children for not reading might stigmatize them or harm their self-esteem. That is a valid concern. But is it truly...
No read, repeat!, 1
THERE IS something gut-wrenching in listening to a teen struggle through reading aloud of one sentence of a textbook. It is not so much...