Social issues
A time to heal
by Mita Q. Sison-Duque
ONE of the first “Seasons” columns I wrote for the Manila Bulletin pinpointed to an enemy of progress and well-being in our country. It was not the oil embargo, the inflation, nor the burgeoning world population, although the three could easily be contributory to the problem. Neither was it drugs, family disunity […]
The Truly Married Woman
Each morning for 12 years, Ayo never failed to have Ajayi’s cup of tea ready at his bedside. She would wake up early, careful not to wake the man soundly sleeping beside her. And as he woke up - Ajayi was sure to find beside him his hot tea “just as he liked it - […]
Jollibee scandal
I am fuming!
This is the reason why….
Killer billboards
Somehow, I always get awed by billboards.
I am never comfortable passing along busy streets with giant billboards hovering overhead. In our small city in Dagupan, there is this building in the major city road, on top of which is a big billboard with a telecom ad. Every time I pass said area, I never fail […]
Illegal immigration
Contributed by Louie Tacker - HELLO AGAIN FROM AMERICA.
Well, the hot issue here at present is immigration. First, let me tell you that this has been happening here for many, many years - with the Mexicans sneaking over the borders. Businessmen and farmers, particularly the huge growers have been exploiting them to work, pick vegetables and […]
Truth and reality reconciled
I believe and from time’s testing
I know it to be so,
that we can look for truth until all avenues
have been exhausted and still not find
the measure of it
that we seek.
Truth seeks us out
if we are open to the possibilities of what
That word contains
we should never be afraid
to let it enter in
and fill us up.
[…]
Music - playing it by ear
You are what you listen to
(Contributed by Adoreé Almira D. Jabanes)
WHEN I was a kid, my parents had some sort of ‘control’ over what music my sisters and I listened to. It’s not because they imposed rules or anything, but because we were usually busy playing to bother about songs other than London Bridge is Falling Down […]
Discrimination on male teachers
(Glad to note that this site is now becoming a venue for readers’ forum. The following is another worth-reading contribution from a reader.)
Why there are less male teachers
by Dr. Pelagio Vila, Jr.
THE classroom teacher is perhaps the most underrated and most misinterpreted person in our nation’s labor force.
I say this because as a classroom teacher […]
Sperm donation - legal but very risky
by Louie Tacker
One night I was watching a show here in America called ‘60 minutes’ - a news show that has been on the air for more than 30 years now. It is a much acclaimed award winning show, which is aired on C.B.S. network, and I believe, is broadcast world wide. I usually don’t […]
‘Internetting’
by Louie Tacker Recently I have been contributing to this site and I have been reflecting how wonderful it is that just with the click of a few buttons I can be read half way around the world. What a wonderful invention the web is. Oh sure, there are many downfalls, spams, predators, and other not […]