August 8, 2026

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Finding an ideal Ifugao “father”

By Anthony A. Araos Fulfilling the role of a “father” in a family is surely one thing. Honoring a “father” in a society is another. The Ifugao Father’s Day celebration ...

Basura, not from maleta

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Basura, not the type bulging and coming out of a maleta, is a problem throughout the Philippines. And in many other countries, I should definitely ...

Be kind to animals and you will be fine

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas About four years ago, I suffered from heart and kidney failure. After my condition— difficulty in breathing and runaway blood pressure—were stabilized, I was so ...

Obsession

By Sophia Angeline G. Delantero, UC student During the pandemic, Filipinos found their own ways to cope with the situation. Some searched for ways to make a living without leaving ...

School violence

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas The recent weeks have been a nightmare for both students and parents. School shootings, stabbings and all sorts of violence have made their way inside ...

Is a farmer’s life really improved by a photo op?

By Anthony A. Araos One sector the Marcos Administration focuses on is agriculture. A lot of right-thinking Filipinos say it’s correct because of what might happen with impoverished farmers with ...

The devil they need

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez, UC student There is something unsettling about watching an accused man become the government’s greatest hope. That is probably why former Public Works Secretary Manuel ...

More Alex Ealas please

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas The Philippines became known to the rest of the world because of Alex Eala. We can have a lot more like her if only our ...

Traumatic school shooting rampage

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Its straight out of a horror movie, patterned after numerous real- life school shooting rampage in the United States. Three dead and more than 20 ...

Scapegoat

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas After the tragic school shooting in Tacloban, they have managed to push the incident further into madness by blaming it on video games. This act ...

Closet

By Sophia Angeline G. Delantero, UC student Is it always about coming out of the closet? June is filled with events that celebrate and empower the LGBTQIA+ community through film ...

Safe until when?

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez, UC student There was a time when the greatest fears students faced in school were failed exams, surprise recitations, or forgotten assignments. Never did I ...

Classroom shortage deepens a deepening education crisis

By Anthony A. Araos There was a vivid moment, albeit brief but surely shocking, that said everything about the problem on the lack of classrooms in this poverty-stricken province. Make ...

Dyslexic

By Sophia Angeline G. Delantero One of the things that people do not admit the most is that they do not understand love. Love, in its purest form, is a ...

Order restored

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD As a concerned Filipino, I am very interested in what is happening in our Congress, especially in our Senate. After all, what happens in Congress ...

The pulse of the public

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas I wanted to highlight his article with the feedbacks of Reynald Yawan and Mdme. Lita Molitas-Colting to our article on corruption through infrastructures the other ...

Stand with the oppressed

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas The Philippines, throughout much of its history, has been a subject to a more powerful country. Our very name, Philippines, is one that came from ...

Numbers

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez, UC student For weeks, the Senate was consumed by a battle over leadership. There were walkouts, absences, shifting alliances, and endless discussions about who had ...

Why the Ifugao Sports Complex is in limbo?

By Anthony A. Araos His look was unflinching. I saw it in the commitment of Governor Jerry Dalipog to put up the Ifugao Sports Complex (ISC) as a legacy to ...

BSU ranks high in Edu Rank and in WURI

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD It is a global recognition! The Benguet State University is definitely carving an enviable niche in the educational firmament in the country. This is reflected ...

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