by Eric Santillan The other day, I attended my friends' daughter's first birthday. My godson is turning three this year. And my nephew will be born in a few months. Reading about the news on FB, Rappler and Google News, I cannot help but ask myself what kind of world we are bringing our children … Continue reading What Kind of Country Will Our Children Be Born Into?
A Crash Course on Sustainability
by Eric Santillan Sustainability has become a byword in the world these days. Companies are talking about it. People like Al Gore popularized it with his series on Climate Change. With the mining debate raging all over Mindanao and personalities like Manny Pangilinan and Gina Lopez involved, it is at the forefront of media and … Continue reading A Crash Course on Sustainability
Crazy Linsanity (or Lessons We Learn in Basketball We Can Apply to Life)
by Eric Santillan A few months ago, an Asian American named Jeremy Lin took the NBA by storm. He was a nondescript player from a school that wasn't known for having a good basketball program. But when the New York Knicks needed a pointguard, he stepped up and took over. He made his legend before … Continue reading Crazy Linsanity (or Lessons We Learn in Basketball We Can Apply to Life)
Of Sheep and Goats and Zebras Too
by Eric Santillan “When did we see you naked, or hungry, or thirsty, or visited you in prison?” “Whatever you do to the least of your brothers, you did to me…” C.S. Lewis once said, “When we get to heaven, there will be three surprises: First, we will be surprised by the people we find … Continue reading Of Sheep and Goats and Zebras Too
A Crisis of Leadership
by Eric Santillan A few years ago, the President of the Philippines was impeached. It was a difficult time. And while the president that came after him was not impeached, she went down in infamy, and the office of the President was never the same again. The underlying question at the time was: if you … Continue reading A Crisis of Leadership
Help CDO!
Bagyong Sendong has ravaged my hometown. Here's how you can help. Cash donations can be deposited at this account: https://angperegrino.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php#edit_timestamp Account Name: Xavier University Account Number: 9331-0133-63 BPI MAIN BRANCH Xavier University Relief Center is conducting a relief operation for families affected by Bagyong Sendong.They are asking for donations in CASH FOOD (noodles, canned goods, … Continue reading Help CDO!
A Country in Desperate Search for the Heroic
The Filipino word for hero: "bayani" comes from the word bayan (country). Bayani gives us the sense that in this country, heroism is not a thing only one person does. Heroism is the unified act of a community. The Katipunan is testament of that. While personalities like Bonifacio and Aguinaldo were there, the Katipunan is really the revolt of the "anak ng bayan" (the Children of the Motherland); and everyone who was part of it was rightly considered BAYANI: the fighting men who manned the trenches of General Trias, the women who brought medicine and food to the hidden camps, the children who secretly smuggled messages from one town to another. It is history--written with some Western slant that always focuses on the individual hero--that has not been too kind to the bayani and focused on personalities.
Of Jeepneys and the City of Golden Friendship
Today is the Feast Day of St. Augustine, the patron saint of my city (Cagayan de Oro). Allow me to be a little nostalgic then. This was something I wrote for a class with Doreen Fernandez (God bless her soul).
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