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Gina Lopez’s Legacy: Social-Impact Environmentalist For Pasig River’s Revival
“Water is a great teacher that shows us how to move through the world with grace, ease, determination, and humility. When a river breaks at a waterfall, it gains energy and moves on, as we encounter our own waterfalls, we may fall hard but we always keep moving...
Gina Lopez’s legacy: Social-impact environmentalist for Pasig River’s revival
Water is a great teacher that shows us how to move through the world with grace, ease, determination, and humility. When a river breaks at a waterfall, it gains energy and moves on, as we encounter our own waterfalls, we may fall hard but we always keep moving...
Love in Every Bite
Heart shaped watermelon with dragon fruit, cherries and zucchini soup, but ate the cherries and watermelon. When she said goodbye, I hugged her tightly and told her I love her very much. She said, "Grandma, I love you a million thousand times." Now you know why she is...
Resist, vote and respect the US Constitution
We are fortunate in our society that a means of resistance has been built into the law and the political process – the vote. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democracy. We must use our votes, our power and our organizational abilities to...
From Playtime to Adventure
She played with me first, having me pretend that I am asleep, then she would startle me with the beany babies. Afterwards, she turned to her grandpa and they went #tandembiking with #bailey. She is so active and tomorrow, she already told me what she wants to have:...
The state of California’s judiciary according to Filipina Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye
Every generation is responsible for creating democracy anew, a democracy that is relevant and responsive to the needs of that generation. One that expands upon and completes the previous work of the prior generation. In my view, the civil rights movement that began in...
Vibrant Duo: Hot Pink and Rose
Hot pink and rose colors...
The depth of Mon David’s love of family as reflected in his superior jazz musicality
I’ve been working in this field (communities in schools) for 50 years and I’ve never seen a program turn around a life. Only relationships turn around lives. We adults in the group provide them an audience in front of which they can realize their talents. Their gift...
No one is above the law
It is more proper that law should govern than any one of its citizens. Aristotle On Feb. 21, 2019, “The Rachel Maddow Show” team uncovered a telegram sent by then-Vice President Spiro Agnew seeking Saudi Millions to fight the ‘Zionists’. Agnew had then pled guilty to...