On Corona's claims of ATeneo honors

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo Did he lie? Did he misrepresent? Was he negligent? The Internet is abuzz with expressions of shock and disgust coming mostly from some graduates of the Ateneo de Manila University, alma mater of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona who is going through an impeachment trial. “Corona lied about academic honors!” by Riziel Ann Cabreros is about Corona’s claims, as shown in his resumé, that he graduated with high honors from Ateneo grade school, high school, college and law school. But record...

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'Cafe au' social innovation

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo If there’s café au lait (coffee with milk), there is now what I would call café au social innovation. The latter is not a coffee drink per se but a café (excuse my French-English coinage), a place to be, a showcase of “a new generation of social entrepreneurs who aim to create businesses that leave no one behind.” Here one could, of course, also drink coffee—and more. I was at the soft launch of The Enchanted Farm Café. I have known its beginnings, having been appraised every step...

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The original 'hamog' boys

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo April 1, 1996, would have been just another necklace day for Teddy Bernardo and Cesar Rivera, an unlucky day for a pedestrian suddenly separated from her neck adornment. But that day the two teenagers wanted to try something else. They decided to go to SM City in Quezon City, a stone’s throw away from the San Roque slums where they lived. It was close to noon when they spotted 14-year-old Oliver Ang, a scholar at the nearby Philippine Science High School, paying for his meal at Wendy’s. He...

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In scarlet velvet robes

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo The senator-judges’ fashion statement is loud and clear. They wear scarlet velvet robes meant to inspire respect and awe among those who watch them do their job as judges in the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. They have to have that kagalanggalang (respectable, dignified, distinguished) look that would set them apart from the rest of us. They are to be called “Your...

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Empowering women to fight hunger

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo March being Women’s Month, it behooves us to celebrate the efforts of the women who are actually and busily working on the ground to produce food for the world. They touch, dig and caress the earth to make it yield flower and fruit. They are a class all their own. They are the unsung heroines who have gone beyond rocking the cradle. They work from seeding time to harvest time, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Fecundity becomes them. They are key to food security. From the International...

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