Last July 28, 2012, Marc Andre Hervias Marcos’ son, Marc Andre Marcos, went missing. The family looked for him, and even called his phone the next day, but to no avail. In an attempt to contact Andre, Andre’s aunt, Atty. Mariemer Marcos-Rivera, called Globe Telecoms to contact the last person Andre called. A person answered […]
Mass demonstrations, social demonstrations are just some of the few fancy words for the more familiar term – rallies. As a photographer, I pride myself on capturing situations that would make people appreciate the event or that would strike their emotions as if they were there. Appreciation is just one thing, but many photographers do […]
No good deed goes unpunished. Tell that to the young man who braved filthy torrents of monsoon flood to help carry stranded people to safe ground and warm, well-lit establishments. After his services, not one of those he assisted offered to give him even a cup of hot coffee to stave away the cold and […]
Whoever said this line must have been crazy, and those who believe in this line are equally as crazy. Why? Bullies have taken over the world or at least the US. From the start of kindergarten bullying statistics in 2010 have shown that one out of seven children have a bully and as the student […]
Memes have been flying around social network sites in recent months. These fancy pictures that have one liner jokes are dominating websites all over the online world to the colorful world of sports. Perhaps very few if not the any could have imagined the impact memes would have when it started. The result of likes, […]
DLSU has many ambitious projects revealed to the public. The public awaits word on the integration of the DLSU main campus and the Science and Technology Complex in Canlubang, The public wants to be kept updated on the developments and details regarding the Centennial Hall. The public wishes to know about the full extent of […]
A few weeks ago I found myself chatting with one of our University’s student leaders. That night, I asked her about her recently concluded internship at a leading multinational company. “Grabe, napaka-kapitalista nila!” she shared with a laugh. She recalled the time she swore that she would never work for a multinational company. That accursed, […]
I remember a TV sitcom that ended a few years ago; one of the characters criticized his son for using the sugar packet solution—to place a packet of sugar under the foot of a table to stop it from wobbling—instead of trying to fix the real problem of the table. The show was funny and […]
A couple of years ago, it was a series of mascot shows, trying to outwit the likes of the Justice League and the Marvel heroes. Then it changed. It went for an Olympic style parade; and now, it has become, as they call it, Unbreakable. In my stay in DLSU, I have witnessed two UAAP […]
I grew up watching Filipino movies or at least the ones that still had a little bit of originality and humor. I enjoyed movies like Oki Dok and Magic Kingdom to name a few, and I laughed at films like Bondying, which used good humor to deliver real life messages that are relevant to this […]