HOTSPOT As I write this, the Manila Science High School community, including alumni and former faculty and staff, are giving honors and tributes to Mrs. Daisy H. Banta, the principal from 1988 to 2000 — the longest in MaSci history. Mrs. Banta passed away on April 27 at her North Caloocan home....
HOTSPOT In a detailed presentation posted on the Climate Change portion of its website, our weather bureau PAGASA states: “The Philippines, like most parts of the globe, has also exhibited increasing temperatures... Observed mean temperature anomalies (or departures from the 1971-2000 normal...
HOTSPOT It has been a long time (decades actually!) since I first encountered sociology, and it would not be stretch to say that I got hooked and influenced a lot by it. The BA Sociology course and subjects at UPLB gave me important tools and lenses which I often use to this day in...
HOTSPOT For this weekend’s column, I’m supposed to write a review of a new publication whose topic is close to my heart. But I felt that I have to do a follow-up on last week’s piece on commuting and public transport. I have been a life-long commuter and loyal passenger of jeepneys,...
Simple but effective: refill hubs help curb plastic use by requiring consumers to bring their own containers for refilling cleaning products, which are often packaged in single-use sachets and bottles. When washing the dishes daily, one may overlook the amount of plastic packaging discarded...
Film director Jose Javier Reyes is the new chairman of Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). He replaced actor Tirso Cruz III, who resigned last March. FDCP announced Reyes’ appointment on social media recently. “Director Jose Javier Reyes is officially appointed as...
HOTSPOT Perhaps the single biggest factor behind the epic failures and inadequacies of so-called modernization plans for transportation is this: the abject lack of commuter representation in all levels and aspects of policy-making. Yes, there are reportedly consultations at various stages. But the...
SANTA CRUZ, Ilocos Sur – Police rescued a four-year-old boy from drowning in the swimming pool of a beach resort in Barangay Sagat here on Black Saturday. Police Major Paul Vincent Tadeo, town chief of police, said the boy was accidentally pushed by another child into a deep portion of the...
HOTSPOT Contrary to what we’re often told, the greatest Christian feast isn’t Christmas but Easter. For what could be greater than God destroying death? With Easter, God showed the world what’s truly great and gave people such a new sense of hope. Sadly, the long-running Lenten traditions...
HOTSPOT The news of Dr. Gia Sison’s passing spread fast among the countless people who found in her an ever-smiling, compassionate, and engaging advocate of mental health. We are heartbroken to lose a friend and champion like her. We send our condolences to Dr. Rogin Sison, daughter Angela, and...
HOTSPOT Before February ended, right smack on the year’s leap day, I had a health emergency. Not feeling well but still lucid, I was able to bring myself to a nearby health center. I got checked by a doctor, received a prescription for maintenance (ha!), and was ordered to undergo tests. The...
HOTSPOT Bonifacio Ilagan’s latest play, Spirit of the Glass (SOTG), premiered March 8, International Women’s Day, at the University of the Philippines’ Ignacio B. Gimenez-Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura Theater in Diliman, Quezon City. I was fortunate to be invited to the press preview and did...
