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Looking forward to the Gazoo Racing weekend
March 19, 2025 11:32 pm
Those who watch motorsports on television, or online sites, but have never sat in a grandstand to view a race should make time to feel the experience. The noise of the car engines, the crowd cheering, and of course, the sight of cars speeding by, taking a turn on a racing line, will make you forget the heat (most races are held in the hot months), or even the rain, or the physical conditions that come with sitting there for hours.
‘My teacher, my hero’, a Metrobank Foundation initiative
March 13, 2025 2:24 am
“At the end of the day, behind every person in this room is a teacher who once nurtured our dreams. And if teachers can change the lives of so many, then we must do our part in changing theirs for the better.” Those were the inspiring words of Aniceto Sobrepeña, president of Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), when he welcomed members of the National Teachers Month (NTM) national coordinating council, two days ago.
How can we encourage young people to read beyond social media?
March 05, 2025 4:28 pm
Ask a young person what was the last book he or she read, aside from a school text book, and you’ll likely get a surprised stare. That’s what I often get when I ask that question to an applicant for a job or for on-the-job-training. A few of the book titles mentioned were graphic novels which were extensions of a television series or movie. A long time ago, an applicant said he read “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. That sparked a conversation because I was impressed by the character in that book. That applicant is now our reporter who has covered major beats, among them the Senate and Comelec.
Let’s plant 3 million trees!
February 20, 2025 1:12 am
The number — three million trees — seems daunting, if not just ambitious, but after listening to the presentation on how much forest land needs to be reforested, planting three million trees is a small number.
The road to catching ASAP deadlines
February 12, 2025 11:12 pm
Until today, almost 43 years since I joined Manila Bulletin, I still say — “No day is the same for a journalist.”