To err is human – to forgive is divine
ALEXANDER Pope, poet of the Enlightenment, lent a famous line from his 1711 treatise “An Essay on Criticism” to the US Institutes of Medicine's...
When honors go bland, 1
LATIN honors, which used to be a mark of achievement for only a few, now seem to be all around at graduation. Cum laude,...
When ‘tradition’ overrides safety
THE JEEPNEY crash in Barangay Maninila, Miag-ao, Iloilo on April 19 that left over 50 people injured — many of them children and elderly...
Toga, interrupted
IN THE heat of April, under the stifling sun of Antique, something far heavier than the climate settled over a small town graduation —...
‘Kabalintunaan’
“How quickly poor grades are forgotten in the shadow of power and wealth.” – Frank Underwood ...
Obedience over sacrifice
THE TWO are good and important and are, in fact, necessary in our life. But if we have to choose between them, we have...
Start talking or shut up
THE WAR in Ukraine is still killing people and recent actions from Russia indicate they are unlikely to stop attacking. Peace is a long...
Easter: Goodness and love of neighbour will overcome
EASTER is a celebration that goodness, compassion and love of neighbor can and will overcome wrongdoing, hatred and social evil.
Despite the appearance that...
Exploring technology to create biodegradable plastic from water hyacinths
THERE IS an innovative technology developed in Kenya by Joseph Nguthiru, a former engineering student at Egerton University and founder of Hyapak Ecotech Limited.
This...