Crying for onions
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
All experience has shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer—while evils are sufferable—than to right themselves by abolishing the forms...
Mga Pagbabalik-tanaw (3 of 5): kwentong kolehiyo
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“Maliit na butas lumalaki, konting gusot dumarami;Hindi mo maibabaon sa limot at bahalaKapag nabulag ka-hah-ng maling akala…”
- mula sa kantang “Maling...
Mga Pagbabalik-tanaw (2 of 5): Pag-alala sa mga nakalimutang kasiyahan
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“MADAYA ang ating alaala. Pinipili lamang nito kung ano ang ating aalahanin. Pinipili rin nito kung papaano natin aalalahanin ang mga...
Mga Pagbabalik-tanaw (1 of 5): Ang Tunay na Diwa ng Pasko
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
Ngunit itong ating buhaytalinghagang di malamanmatulog ka nang mahusay,magigising nang may lumbay.
-Ibong Adarna
BAGAMAT ang nagpapatatag ng isang tradisyon ay ang pagpapahayag...
The Reading Books Advocacy: Dostoevsky for Christmas break (5 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“The inconspicuous birth of the Son of Man is celebrated in dizzying revelry by Modern Man.” -EMS
CHRISTIAN traditions and celebrations, despite...
The Reading Books Advocacy: Reading as a matter of perspective (4 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
Q: “Why does DepEd have a P150M intel funds?”
A: “Either the officials lack intelligence, or the administration outsmarted the Filipino voters....
The Reading Books Advocacy: Authors as Influencers (3 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.” ― Socrates
WHAT book are you reading right now?”
I rarely...
The Reading Books Advocacy: anachronism in the classroom (2 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“READING books is educational; however, it is anti-educational system.”
The irony of such a system is that it (although “they” would have...
The Reading Books Advocacy: An Introduction (1 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“READING is a luxury; not everyone can afford it.”
Among other family practices or habits that parents must instill to the children,...
Ethics in Politics: To speak your mind is to risk being offensive (7 of...
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
OR TO RISK being in the wrong side of the fence. Sometimes, it is not the commission—but the admission that we...