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Social battery: why energy for people isn’t endless domogo

Social battery: why energy for people isn’t endless

Zigzag Weekly January 11, 2026

By Penelope A. Domogo, MD One time, I and my children were in a wedding reception. In...

Baguio city market rehabilitation “ It grows practically all the vegetables produced in Benguet except potato. This is one of the reasons why Leon is also called the vegetable basket of Iloilo. Temperatures there average 18-20 degrees C and sometimes dipping down to 10 degrees in Dec-Jan.”

“ It grows practically all the vegetables produced in Benguet except potato. This is one of the reasons why Leon is also called the vegetable basket of Iloilo. Temperatures there average 18-20 degrees C and sometimes dipping down to 10 degrees in Dec-Jan.”

Baguio city market rehabilitation

Zigzag Weekly January 11, 2026

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD The withdrawal of SM in the needed rehabilitation of the Baguio city...

Hope

“Because while nothing is permanent, the feeling of joy and happiness can stick with us a bit longer, even when their source is long gone. “

Hope

Zigzag Weekly January 11, 2026

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas Towards the end of the previous year, as I was still enjoying...

Letter to Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara calling out the DepEd’s mass promotion practice (Part 5 of a series) “ The SGLG assesses “sustainable education” gauging the same through the implementation of “education reforms and programs to support the vision of quality education for all.”

“ The SGLG assesses “sustainable education” gauging the same through the implementation of “education reforms and programs to support the vision of quality education for all.”

Letter to Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara calling out the DepEd’s mass promotion practice (Part 5 of a series)

Zigzag Weekly January 11, 2026

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. • Regional Director May Eclar, CAR and Region 3 DepEd-CAR Regional Memorandum No....

Capitalizing on Lagawe’s night market araos

Capitalizing on Lagawe’s night market

Zigzag Weekly January 11, 2026

By Anthony A. Araos Whether it’s a quite drive to Lagawe from Lamut, or a weekend trip...

Success or debacle? “ It grows practically all the vegetables produced in Benguet except potato. This is one of the reasons why Leon is also called the vegetable basket of Iloilo. Temperatures there average 18-20 degrees C and sometimes dipping down to 10 degrees in Dec-Jan.”

Success or debacle?

Zigzag Weekly December 28, 2025

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Both the Philippine Olympic Committee President, Bambol Tolentino, and the Philippine Sports...

A sore spot “Because while nothing is permanent, the feeling of joy and happiness can stick with us a bit longer, even when their source is long gone. “

A sore spot

Zigzag Weekly December 28, 2025

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas With the holiday season in full swing, the traffic in the city...

Letter to Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara calling out the DepEd’s mass promotion practice (Part 3 of a series) “ The SGLG assesses “sustainable education” gauging the same through the implementation of “education reforms and programs to support the vision of quality education for all.”

Letter to Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara calling out the DepEd’s mass promotion practice (Part 3 of a series)

Zigzag Weekly December 28, 2025

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. c. Basic Education Research Fund (BERF) researches showing that non-readers and frustration level...

All’s not well with Php 500 “noche buena” meal araos

All’s not well with Php 500 “noche buena” meal

Zigzag Weekly December 28, 2025

By Anthony A. Araos What does it take for poor Filipinos to even think of preparing a...

Consumer Protection “ It grows practically all the vegetables produced in Benguet except potato. This is one of the reasons why Leon is also called the vegetable basket of Iloilo. Temperatures there average 18-20 degrees C and sometimes dipping down to 10 degrees in Dec-Jan.”

Consumer Protection

Zigzag Weekly December 21, 2025

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD It’s the holidays, and people are trying to find what they could...