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No shortcuts in becoming a pilot

MANILA -- "What do you want to be when you grow up?" It is a question we have all been asked when we were kids. A doctor to heal the sick, a policeman...

Filipino: A dynamic, evolving language

MANILA -- With the rise of technological advancements in the country, more and more students today have a hard time using Filipino language in oral and written communication because the vernacular seems...

Teachers as modern-day heroes, a big shoe to fill

MANILA -- Even before overseas Filipino workers were called modern-day heroes, teachers nationwide were already hailed as such because of the nature of their job and the devotion it requires from them. While...

The heroism of boy scout Oscar M. Alcaraz

MANILA -- As the nation marked National Heroes’ Day last Monday, I recalled an old story I wrote about the tragic but very heroic death of a brave 17-year-boy scout at the...

KWF celebrates Filipino as ‘Language of the World’

MANILA – As part of the National Language Month celebration, the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) held Tuesday its annual awarding ceremony dubbed “Pammadayaw:...

The day we saw them flying: A Dapitanon soldier’s diary

DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte – Their hit and run tactics waged against the Japanese occupation forces was going on for more than two years. The guerrilla unit in Dapitan – “Bravo...

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