Archive for March, 2007
Volunteerism: the trend among Filipino youth
By Al Marie Pardillo Padayogdog
THERE is no better sacrifice than offering one’s self.
Volunteerism, a trend over the past years has even become more popular today.
One organization that helps the less fortunate children is Tsinelas. Its volunteers aim to share knowledge with the less fortunate kids, especially the orphans.
Hushed
By Hope Sabanpan-Yu
That afternoon must have been
Golden, the sun falling from
The sky in a rush
Yellow, orange pagatpat trees
Throwing green leaves about
With the breeze
Illumination beyond illusion
By Mae Himachan
HE HAD let me go.
We were sitting side by side in the silent chapel. It was midday. In the distance I thought I heard the bell ring for the second time, and the startled students rush like disturbed bees for their next class. I could hear the leaves rustling and banaba petals [...]
Rewarding loyalty
By Jovenir F. Bataican
Open Windows
A HEALTHY topic up for a spirited debate is on succession planning and whether or not it is more cost effective if an organization develops managers from the ranks or join the frenzied talent search outside all the time. Proponents of the former can easily cite the tremendous morale boost if [...]
That fiesta feeling
By Manny Gumban
FOR about six months, the gusty winds came and went. Rain in torrents flooded the countryside and the cities, the farms and the streets, in contrast to the “gentle rain that falleth from heaven upon the earth beneath,” as Shakespeare described in one of his plays.
But one day, toward the end of August last [...]