IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque This coming week, President Rodrigo Duterte is to deliver his last State of the Nation Address for his term. To say that it has been quite a term for him would be an understatement, and I think for any leader and elected official who has had to serve during...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I have been asked many times over, time and again, what it takes to raise socially aware citizens. Rather, children who are in touch with reality and who are socially connected with their community, and the world around them. This seems like quite a daunting task...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque At the end of the month, President Duterte will deliver his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). I still remember watching it on television last year as if it were yesterday – a very different SONA from what we were accustomed to given the pandemic...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque We can either choose to view a cup half full, or half empty. It depends entirely on the perspective we want to take, or see things by. But like many things in life, the choice is yours to make, and the decision, you stand for, and by. This school year was like no...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I said I would share some realizations I had as a pandemic bride this week. Like many other things in life, this pandemic surely shifted perspectives in a multitude of and in multiple ways when it came to weddings. For one, gone are the extravagant...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque When COVID-19 first hit, I remember thinking to myself at some point that it would be over in no time. It was March last year when we locked down, and I had just returned from a trip abroad to finalize details for what was supposed to be my destination wedding in...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I’ve mentioned time and again especially in the past year about how truly, the only constant in this world is change. In all aspects, we see this – from the human race portrayed with growing babies, toddlers, children, or even adults who transform through...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I write this on the 100th birthday of someone very special to me. My grand-aunt, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal. Last year, I wrote a memoir of sorts as a tribute to her to celebrate this milestone which was published by the Ateneo de Naga University press. On the...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque What may have seemed to have come naturally in the past during better and brighter days may have now seemingly turned into a task. I spoke to a good friend the other day, and our conversation led to some sort of agreement that these days, more people than...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque This past year seems to have been a constant (and still ongoing) battle with uncertainty and uncertain times. We, or at least I, have somehow become accustomed to plans not pushing through, and therefore, to manage disappointment and expectations, have come...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque As school years are once again coming to a close, and another year of online learning has ended, parents are once again in a frenzy scrambling to find worthwhile ways for their children to spend their extra time this summer. In the past, it would be a roster of...
Alex Eduque Needless to say, the imposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) – whether it was last year, or this year’s take two – always provokes panic, induces anxiety, heightens emotions and garners disgruntled members of society airing their sentiments amongst friends, on social...
