As a practitioner who listens to employees’ woes, I always ask my clients who they consider as their support system. Surprisingly, I rarely hear the word, ‘manager, supervisor, boss, or leader’ as an answer to my question. My follow-up questions include ones that are related to confirming if they have informed their boss about their …
FINALLY! Benguet is producing fine silk and exported to Japan and South Korea. It is through the efforts of farmers in Kapangan town. I had my doubts this would ever happen. But thanks, and kudos to the determination and energetic thrust of these Benguet farmers. They have erased such doubts, and I can now be …
I think in a world that is fast changing, it’s getting harder to know your priorities so much that we tend to question many things. However, we realize that not all questions are answered and that some answers take the slowest pace – slower than a turtle’s pace. I used to remember that turtles are …
I started my freelancing career in 2015, after I moved to Baguio and left a ten-year corporate job in Manila. Freelancing became a logical choice because at my age then, it was already difficult for me to get a regular job in a city where I had no professional network whatsoever. At that point in …
I am proud of my home, Baguio City. Aside from how this is a good conversation starter, I am proud that most people I encounter have positive comments and stories about Baguio. While some people have been in the city multiple times, some still openly share their wishes and hopes about visiting the country’s Summer …
The Cinemalaya entry “Balota “ pays tribute to teachers and poll watchers who toil and risk their lives and health every election day. “Paulit ulit na lang, P*T@NGiN@!”, the line which Marian Rivera, as teacher Emmy, considers as the best phrase to describe the film. She herself worked as a special education teacher before she became a TV and movie star. Balota is …
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Weeks before “Desaparecidos Day”, the documentary film “Alipato at Muog”( Flying Embers and a Fortress) by JL Burgos received the Special Jury Award during this year’s Cinemalaya Independent film festival. “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances” or “Desaparecidos Day” is observed every August 30 annually since 2011. The film was given the award “for its effective use of …
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Writing has been “easier” through the developments of Artificial Intelligence. However, it comes at the cost of creativity, originality and authenticity. Sure, we may argue that it does indeed assist us in our dealings with writing. It is convenient, fast and articulate, like a human being. Hence, the possibilities are endless when it comes to …
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Atty. Mae Richelle Belmes – Chaudhary A lawyer by profession but a mother of two by heart, Chelet, as she is known to many, is a name synonymous with Abra’s electoral politics. Her career at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), marked by courage and integrity, began in 2010 as the election officer of Abra’s capital …
I am permitted to be sad, to cry, to wallow, to not be okay. But at the end of the day, I promise myself, I will try to be better for my own sake. My brain is an overthinker. More often than not, one thought could lead into various branches. I could talk about things, …
