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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Impulses

Trifocal tragedy in education, 2

BY HERMAN M. LAGON CONVERSELY, this is the impetus of the crucial problem that is the discrepancy between the labor market and the educational sector....

Trifocal tragedy in education, 1

BY HERMAN M. LAGON THE STATE of education in the country is again in the spotlight due to the results of the Second Congressional Commission...

The sinking truth, 1

TO BE CLEAR, this is not an article about the controversial Ungka flyover that has been making waves in Iloilo City. Although that building...

The ‘divine’ dilemma, 2

IMPULSES BY HERMAN M. LAGON CONSIDER also the company that Pastor Apollo Quiboloy keeps. His staunch defenders in the Senate include figures who seem more interested in protecting their...

The ‘divine’ dilemma, 1

BY HERMAN M. LAGON “WHAT would Jesus do?” is a question that many of us ponder when faced with a difficult moral choice. This question is simple but...

The ASEAN mindset, 2

BY HERMAN M. LAGON WE HAVE to be ready to welcome diversity and inclusivity, be open to fresh ideas, and aggressively search out new contacts...

The ASEAN mindset, 1

BY HERMAN M. LAGON BEING an ASEAN citizen now is like having two passports: one for access to our local identity and another for the...

‘Insulting’ price tag for hunger

BY HERMAN M. LAGON IN A WORLD where a cup of coffee might cost more than an entire day's meal under the National Economic and...

Embracing midlife magic

BY HERMAN M. LAGON I TURNED 49 on August 17, 2024, a milestone many fear. For many, the year before 50 is the last before...

When hyperboles crown the fiesta queen

BY HERMAN. LAGON HYPERBOLE, by its nature, amplifies our expressions, making the mundane magnificent and the simple, spectacular. Here’s one for the books. Imagine a fiesta...