Category: Opinion

Mislooked but great inventors

Did you ever try searching the web about famous invertors? What names would appear? Who would be ranked number one, two, or three? Will you ever see a name of a teacher who invented a simple yet effective and efficient visual or audio aid, maybe a combination of both? Whatever your answer maybe, we won’t […]

Strawberry Festival 2017

Why do we celebrate Strawberry Festival every year? How is it celebrated? Are these plants classified as vine, bush or herb? All these questions pop up in my mind every time the month of March comes. For eleven years that I stayed in Benguet, I never dared asking what Strawberry Festival is, why do people […]

Alderman sees healthier and cleaner public market

Putting a premium on the health of the citizenry as his main goal City Councilor Leandro Yangot Jr. has filed a proposed ordinance that would require all talipapa vendors and their helpers selling both at the public and private markets in the city to wear color-coded aprons while plying their trade and imposing sanctions for […]

Apo Digong, saan ba talaga tayo patungo?

Yan ang mga katanungang laging pinagpipyestahan sa mga umpukan lalo na sa palengke at mga barberya at chismisan centers of the republic. Ang ano? Ano fe kundi ang tanong na: saan ba tayo talaga patungo Mr. President? Marami ang nalilito. Bakit? Aba’y ala pa tayong isang taon, ala, e, sandamukal na ang mga pangyayari. Di […]

Pagbabago kanu!

Halo, halo, halooo… unayen dungngo ta kalgaw manen ket uso manen ti panagdugso-dugsol este kiwar-kiwar kunami koma ti halo-halo a makan nangruna iti lowlands wenno iti patad Kayong Angkuan, ket makakuarta manen ni Manang Anneng a nagaget nga aglako iti halo-halo dita sango ti store ni Ikit Juana. Apo, adda man malagipko Kayong Angkuan, kumusta […]

Strawberry Festival

Happy 36th Strawberry Festival to the municipality of La Trinidad on its theme “Sustaining the fruits of La Trinidad’s agro-eco tourism” with the leadership of Mayor Romeo K. Salda. Stalls at Strawberry Farm sell a kilo of strawberries for only P150 on its peak season, so it is very affordable for everyone specially tourist. There […]

Green and environmentally friendly schools

All over the world and in any government and non-government agencies, everybody is getting more conscious of the essence of valuing health and each one’s welfare. Likewise, environmental awareness is given importance. In schools, the Department of Education in partnership with other agencies of the government like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) […]

Sense of humor: a need for teachers

Rick Warren in his book, The Power to Change Your Life, wrote about how someone once asked Lincoln (the American president during the Civil War) on how he handled all the stresses. He said, “If it hadn’t been for laughter, I could not have made it”. Teaching is somewhat related to a battlefield. Some teachers […]

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