A Filipina Mom Blogger

My husband wrote a series of interesting entries on the Philippine Bar Exam this year:
The 2008 Philippine bar exams composed of a record-breaking 6,533 examinees. Each examinee harbors in his or her heart the burning wish to be among the 20% or so who will make it or roughly 1 out of 5. While the [...]

“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.

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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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 [...]

A few days ago, I was at my aunt’s neighborhood to check for possible houses for sale. One of the most important considerations for moving in a new neighborhood is a fast internet connection. I visited an internet cafe inside the neighborhood, just a few meters from the vilage church. It was 8:00 PM [...]

News Update (March 11, 2008)- Bishop, prolife group to challenge QC sex education ordinance in Supreme Court
What is happening to our sex education?

Phillipine Catholic Bishops Oppose Sex-Ed in Schools, Say it Should be Left to Parents
Philippines Scraps Sex Education in Schools After Catholic Opposition
Is this a power struggle between the Catholic Church and [...]