February 2006

Sex Education

SEX education should start at home. With the media being very generous in exhibiting and using sex to boost product sales and patronage, parents should step in and intercept before any dangerous impression begins to form in their children’s young and vulnerable minds.  
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THE time when parents start to dread how sex can affect their children […]

To be grateful and true…

AS I was surfing the net the other day, I came across this ad that said: “Download a ring tone from the Idol who didn’t come home.” Then flashed on the right hand corner is the name of American Idol Kelly Clarkson and the title of her hit album “Because of You”.
The idol who didn’t […]

Thoughts of a 15-year old

(Author’s Note: This morning, my daughter came to me and handed a piece of paper containing the following article. She also writes a web journal  - and this was in her yesterday’s entry.)
 
 
Tragic incident
by GEMNAIKA ‘Gem’ M. PALINAR
 
By now, I bet the whole Philippines and (many parts of) the world already know what happened in ULTRA this morning.
What was supposed to be […]

Wowowee tragedy

Saturday morning, February 4, 2006. ULTRA (formerly University of Life) stadium in Pasig City, Metro Manila was teeming with people. Tens of thousands of sweaty bodies jostled one another for admission for the first year anniversary presentation of Wowowee, a daily noon time show on ABS-CBN, one of the biggest TV network company in the Philippines.
As early […]

College entrance examinations

The end of  school  year 2005-2006 is only a few weeks away. At this point, those who are graduating in high school are already  contemplating on their choices of schools and courses for their college education.
Most results of entrance examinations given by leading universities and colleges in the country must be out by now. I […]