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Emptying ourselves

As a child, I felt a pang, for something dear that was lost to me during my pre-school days. The longing was so strong that I dreamed of it even during weekday nights. It was when I got to run … Continue reading

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K-to-12 and TESDA unite for World Class Competency starting at age 3

While I am skeptic of the K-to-12 program of the Department of Education, its promise of competency for the adolescents and pre-adults, and the potential for more plausible monetary rewards, despite of the lack of a college degree, tells us … Continue reading

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Being taught patience in a crowded community

I would have loved to call it ghetto, with the attitude of most of the inhabitants, but in all the noise, and the brashness of the people of Villaluz, Ibaba, Angono, Rizal, I have learned to take control of myself. … Continue reading

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Go through the motions, save a life like Step Juan Bai

What makes a person go through the motions of life, even with a tragedy as devastating as a loved one being straddled to a hospital bed, dextrose syringe piercing the opposite of her palm, an NGT on her nose, and … Continue reading

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Life in a Kariton: Not all bad

Along the concrete fence of St. Anthony subdivision in Cainta facing the national road, I saw a man behind a kariton, a wooden cart used to collect saleable junk from households and trash dumps. It was dinnertime, and he seemed … Continue reading

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New species in Morong, Rizal: half-plant, half-animal

Oh how I love the sunny side-up atmosphere! Even ‘Mone finds amusing the little polka dots on her arms that peep through the abaniko sombrero farmer hat I used to cover her from the sun. In Morong, they have concrete … Continue reading

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