By TERENCE REPELENTE Language is a tricky thing. To wield it effectively, one has to have had a long relationship with it, a relationship that’s built on innumerable moments of joy and sadness, of pride and even shame, often learning from the words of those who’ve mastered it first. For the...
CHERIE IN THE MOMENT Cherie Gil gives justice to AA Patawaran's poem on nostalgia Do you remember life before the coronavirus? Or even way before that. Before the great urbanization of Manila, when life was arguably much simpler, beautiful, and peaceful? Can you recall the last time you saw...
The dangers of emphasizing understanding in education to the point of overlooking the importance of memorization skills Sometimes, my thoughts are a butterfly. It flits around me and, just when I’m about to look closely, it flutters away. I begin chasing it, and see it vanish right before my...