Written by: Mariah JC In a dog-eat-dog world, some people will go to any lengths to achieve success. In a country where abject poverty is a common sight, Filipinos have the word “diskarte.” The expression which has no direct translation in English originally implied making do with what you have and being ingenious to overcome a difficult situation, but over time this expression has connoted a toxic trait of doing whatever it takes even if it means stepping on others. Poverty

By Menchu Aquino Sarmiento When the state of our nation makes us feel sad and discouraged, because it seems that for every step forward, we take two steps back, let us consider the advances made in the way we treat our pets today. In the 20th century, the place to go to for pets was just Cartimar. Although Cartimar is still very much around, in this millennium, every major mall has a dedicated pet supplies store. Table scraps are no longer the only option. There are even pet

Written by: Mariah JC “You don't look in your neighbor's bowl to see if you have as much as them, you should only look to make sure that they have enough.” Educator Roldan Pagaduan may have unintentionally imparted this invaluable lesson on fairness and sharing to his students when he gifted new quality school bags to over 50 disadvantaged children through a bag drive on August 13, 2022, teaching through example that no one is too young to give, and people of all abilities ca

The UPLB Society of Chemical Engineering Students will be conducting, Meet the Board 2022, on 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟐 𝐚𝐭 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 and 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦. This annual event is facilitated by PRC’s Chemical Engineering Licensure Exam Board of Examiners to give chemical engineering graduates a glimpse of the Chemical Engineering Licensure Examination. The forum will dwell on the possible scope of the Chemical Engineering Licensure Examination,