I Choke on Taglish

I remember my first TV interview.
I was not prepared to talk in Tagalog. First of all, MOMS is an english word so I thought the interview was in English. When I saw the script, I was horrified.
I asked the writer: So I have to reply in Tagalog? I don’t speak Tagalog so well.
It can be [...]

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Sex Education & The Reproductive Health Bill 5043

“Doesn’t every woman deserve the right to have a safe pregnancy and a baby that’s born healthy? I believe this is a very basic human right.” Katya Matanovic
They say that it takes just one or two entries to bring hits to your blog. Three years ago, I wrote about Sex Education in the Philippines [...]

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STOP The Great Book Blockade of 2009, Save Our Children’s Education

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss

My children read books since they were babies starting with picture books then moving on to books that were suitable to their age. I looked forward to the bedtime story-telling [...]

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Magna Cum Laude, With Great Honor

Bragging Alert ! Allow me my bragging rights for today.

(MomBlogger in action as she takes photos on stage)
My sentimental husband once intimated to me that he wished he went up the stage to place a medal on our children. He was always busy at work during recognition ceremonies and [...]

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2008 Philippine Bar Exam Results on April 3

Results are out!
Here is the list. Toggle to a full screen by clicking the square graphic on the upper-right corner of the table.

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Law & Government [...]

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Mother of Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps and Learning Disabilities

“All kids can fail us at times. “But if you work with them, nine times out of 10, they’ll make you proud.”
says Debbie Phelps, middle-school principal in Towson, Maryland, and mother of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps who won record eight gold medals in the Beijing Games.

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Bullying in Philippine Schools

This is a guest post by my daughter, Lauren. I’ve always wanted to tackle the topic of bullying for a long time now since I was so problematic about it during Lauren’s early years at school. The harrowing effects of bullying are best illustrated by the victim. In this case, Lauren tells her story.

Lauren [...]

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Rearing an Alpha Child

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Top 500 World’s Best Universities

Michael Tan’s Opinion column on the “World’s Best Universities” which he based on the Times Higher Education Supplement-Quacquarelli Symonds (THES-QS) World University Rankings provided so many insights on the state of Philippine Education . I’m glad to see that the universities of my two girls made it to the top 500 , including two other [...]

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