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Employees are Pleading to be Listened to

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...

Kapangan Silk On Export

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 Turtle Named Speed

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...

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: How to Build your Writing Portfolio as a Freelance Writer

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...

Mental Health and the Weather

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...

“Balota “ pays tribute to teachers during election day

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...

“Alipato at Muog” film on desaparecidos won Special Jury Award in Cinemalaya 2024

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...

Language, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence

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...

Iron Ladies of Abra (Part 2)

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...

Not All is Lost

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...

Opinion

Just differently wired

Did you know that autism spectrum disorder and mental health conditions are closely associated? Accordingly, some neurodivergency like ASD, ADHD ...

Development Communication: Where Care Becomes Action

For almost a decade, I have served in our adopted communities as the Community Extension Program Coordinator of the College ...

Remember EDSA People Power Revolution

“Let us retell the story of EDSA.” Archbishop of Lipa Gilbert Garcera, D.D., president  of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ...

Write out your mind and heart

Creative Writing is a form of art. More than the paintings and graphics, writing is an expression of our thoughts ...
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