Mabini Hall

GOOD news continues to be under-reported. Bad news sells because it happens out of the ordinary and the expected. Accidents, crimes of passion and infidelity are not supposed to happen in the scheme of things but they do happen more than the normal events. The blind man’s chair is one good news that seems typical […]

DON’T look now but the Philippines is set to become the mecca for art and culture in Asia. For all our vaunted creativity, profuse diversity and open society, we sorely need a focal point for aspiring artists, social entrepreneurs and dreamers. This is where the CCP story unfolds. And if you haven’t been to CCP, […]

FOR the geographically challenged, BESRA sounds like a place in Iraq. Or maybe a new Disney character. It could also be an upcoming rock and roll band. It actually stands for Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda—the overarching goal of the Department of Education (DepEd) to attain functional literacy by 2015. It is now in its […]

I don’t want to be a killjoy but it is time you know about Article 318. It happens the whole year through and becomes acute in the countdown to the New Year when all the manghuhulas fortune tellers come out with their predictions. It is the business of palm reading, tarot card reading, interpreting signs, […]