More than a dozen bands will rock the night away to clamor for change that our society needs as they launch the Mabuting Pilipino on Friday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m. onwards, at the Megatent, Meralco ave,. Ortigas, Pasig.

All of us – rich and poor, young and old, skilled and untrained – have many options in life. We just have to be reminded that these options are ours for the taking.

Experts from here and abroad debate the relevance of centuries-old structures to the development of a relentlessly modern Filipino society.

There are students who want to work independently or alone. They feel distracted when working with others, their sense of focus and their thinking processes are inhibited.

One particular language-related skill is of paramount importance in developing superior speaking and writing proficiency as well as in critical and creative thinking.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has noted gains in English proficiency of students in public schools even as the department continues to invest in teacher training to further improve student performance in English.

‘You can compare how you play a game with how you live your life – there are challenges that you have to face and you could make a lot of bad decisions. I have seen sports as a way to keep children on the right path…’

A brighter future, yes, but a bright future?

My dad and I haven’t had the best relationship. But I guess unlike most letter senders who write you with daddy problems, it’s not my father who is at fault here. I’m the one who has been a pretty bad son during the time we spent living together.

Some students think that just because it’s something that’s being downloaded, it’s not stealing.

They may not come from the Dream Academy, but they are definitely the next big stars!

This dude dances his heart away.

According to statistics, there is a growing number of college students who fail to finish their schooling due to poverty, early employment, early marriage and other family circumstances.

The question of whether art should just be for arts’ sake, or whether it should serve some higher social purpose, has always been debated over the course of history.

How “progressive’’ is a progressive school?

My life started in Brunei where, in the early 80’s, my parents worked, my mother as a nurse and my father as an architect.

A number of tenets were reinforced during the recent Japan Prize held under the auspices of NHK broadcasting.

Several months away until the onset of the official campaign period, the scuffle for political primacy amongst our presidential candidates is instantly recognizable.

When typhoon Ondoy struck more than a month ago, it did not take Katrina Castañer Ponce Enrile more than 48 hours to mobilize an army of volunteers who would help cook hot meals, repack clothes, and distribute goods to the areas in Metro Manila devastated by the flood.

In her visit this past week to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton saw to it that meeting the Filipino youth was part of her itinerary.