FOLLOWING THE Supreme Court’s ruling that declared sixteen cities unconstitutional, Alabel’s dream of becoming a city crumbled to dust.
According to ABS-CBNnews.com, the Supreme Court has voided the laws creating the cities of Batac in Ilocos Norte; Tabuk in Kalinga; Tayabas in Quezon; Baybay in Leyte; Catbalogan in Samar; Borongan in Eastern Samar; Guihulngan in Negros [...]

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I COULDN’T forget the fear that suddenly engulfed the whole province of Sarangani when news broke that the town of Maasim was attacked by MILF forces last August, following the abortion of the MOA on the MILF of Ancestral Domain.

Classes were suspended and schedules were changed to ensure the safety of the students. But it was worse in areas that were greatly affected, like the towns of Maasim, Kiamba, and Maitum, people were displaced, many got ill, and even some have died.

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THERE ARE many reasons why I think today was freaky.
First, the rain. Did it rain here the whole week? I almost feel like I’m in Forks. (Haha. Watch Twilight the Movie at the theater near you on November 21 November 26.) Our school grounds, which is already swampy, now looks like a lake. I’ve always [...]

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I HAVE long dreamed of establishing a website for my class. That dream has turned into reality last Last Tuesday with the birth of our Online Physics Classroom.
Initially, I introduced it to my fourth year students as part of an action research I am doing. I am developing a system of rules in administering a [...]

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THERE CAME a point in my life that I hated being at home. I could give a myriad of reasons. That there is too much fuss around here is just a minor one.

But these days, I tell you, I’m enjoying it here. There is really no place like home.

When I went home from Marbel, I [...]

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THE GENSANTOS blog is a proof of how passion can propel a blog to the peak of success.
GenSantos.com is celebrating its 1st Anniversary and the blogger is running a contest!
I have never met a person as passionate about blogging as Mr. Bariles, or Sir Avel, as I personally know him. He was still on blogspot [...]

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AFTER ABOUT four months, I was able to update my blog on books.
I was prompted to write a new post when I learned that one of my friends, Michael Crichton died of cancer at the age of 66. Crichton is the best-selling author of Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Eaters of the Dead, Congo, among [...]

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IT’S NICE to be back here.
We are here for the Regional Super Quiz Bee. I hope we can make it to the national level this time.
Right now I’m blogging from Lambat Sa Ciudad, a resto here. We are having dinner. It feels good to be here again, the place which used to absorb [...]

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MY PHONE is not a high-end one but I have turned it into a gadget of multi functionality courtesy of free mobile downloads.
I can now check my mail, connect with friends via IM, surf the web, and update this blog! My phone actually doesn’t support Gmail but I downloaded a mobile software that now allows [...]

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IT’S NO brainer, give a person something he would like and expect him to be nice to you.
When I was still a student teacher, I couldn’t seem to appreciate the Law of Rewards thinking that it only works on kids. But now that I’m a teacher, it seems to have found its significance.
Last week, we [...]

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