By Eldon Sarte It was 1980 or 81. I was a sophomore in High School, which in the Philippines back then meant I was no more than 14-years-old (no Middle School). I attended a private Catholic school, immediately putting me among the relatively affluent minority segment of the populace — and that fact always became highly [...]

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By TJ Philpott Each and every one of us possesses creative intelligence, most of which is likely untapped and therefore unused. Whether it is a preoccupation with our busy lives or sheer laziness, thinking outside the box is something most of us do not do enough of. Nonetheless these creative resources still reside inside each of [...]

By Anthony Mora Much of the media is going through tough financial times. The danger here, particularly when it comes to hard news and investigative reporting, is if real news continues to lose ground to sensationalism and entertainment. Taking the lead of sensationalistic blogs and reality TV, the mainstream media seems to be responding with a “give [...]