Safe Space

The dangers of an ‘attention economy’

I was fortunate enough to have been part of a panel at the general assembly…

The enemy of my enemy

The hostility between Duterte and Marcos loyalists have erupted into outright calls for people power…

Unfriendly banter

Is a book on friendship worth P10 million? Moreover, is it worth the taxpayer money?…

Reversing the culture of bullying

The Philippines was ranked in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) as the “bullying…

In need of heroes

Filipinos badly needed a win. Again and again, we find ourselves at the bottom of…

Life-work balance

The Philippines ranked 59th out of 60 countries in the human resource services firm Remote’s…

Seeing children through the storm

This is my son’s first monsoon season. Loud rumbles of thunder. Flashes of lightning. The…

Uncaring health care

The news of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) having unused funds of close to P90…

Tales from the crib

I have a confession to make. I have been sleeping in the play pen every…

New expectations for DepEd

Sen. Sonny Angara is the new Department of Education (DepEd) secretary. As the President had…