Yesterday when I was young
CHERISHED memories flow when I think
of yesterday when I was young. Joy intermingled with laughter, sometimes tears,
go streaming in the array of emotions –...
‘Fly me to the moon …’
LONG before
Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, along with many other songsters, have endeared
us with their titillating voice, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) said it with
finality: “The...
Exceed your grasp
SHORT and simple encouragement to
my granddaughter Danika when I bade her goodbye: Exceed your grasp. Shewas on her way to the renowned College of...
Honor. Respect. Devotion to Duty.
IT WAS my
second cup of coffee for the day, and I used a new mug with the above title of
this column, inscribed in huge...
Be the Change
I YIELD my space to my daughter Rose Penelope L. Yee who
is the Chief Executive Officer of Green Retirement, Inc., a
certified B Corporation. Green Retirement is a financial...
NEVER AGAIN!
THE Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation
recognizes Rodolfo Gedang Lagoc as Hero in the struggle against the
martial law dictatorship and hereby honors by engraving his...
A Moment in History
MONUMENTAL defines a page in the history of my
family. On Nov. 30, 2019, National Heroes Day, I and my daughter Rose Penelope
Lagoc-Yee were on...
The ‘greatest creed’
‘THE COMMON GOOD’ by Robert B. Reich is a medium-sized
book that you can leaf-through in thirty minutes, yet fully absorb the essence
of it —...
Are you a liberal?
FIRST and
foremost, no political affiliation is referred to in this column. No Liberal Party nor Nacionalista Party. Nevertheless,
being the activist that I am, I...
‘The Sun Also Rises’
FROM the mirage of seemingly interminable school years, novels after novels were read for pleasure as well as for maintaining a summary cum review...