Author: Eduard Bryan P. Rivera

By Jomel Anthony V. Gutierrez THERE is a reason why the public is clamoring for more information during this pandemic. Nobody wants to be left out, especially if everyone is affected. Information, regardless if it’s during a crisis or in a normal situation, is a public right. It is also the business of the public… Continue reading Communication in the time of a pandemic

By Clifford C. Chan The pandemic has brought immeasurable difficulties on our lives, whether on a personal or professional level. At the same time, it has brought about opportunities. Some of these opportunities will last a long time. Despite the disruption, any person can only exercise so much patience, continue to sacrifice, and delay personal… Continue reading Choosing Opportunities amidst the Pandemic

To have one’s first semester of teaching be online and in the middle of a pandemic has been (simultaneously) a nerve-wracking test of capability and yet an outpouring of grace. With only my experiences as a student and no real prior experience in teaching, I had no frame of reference. On one hand, I suppose… Continue reading Reflections on Education in a Pandemic (from a first-time faculty)

Ni Giovanni M. Malapit Corona ‘Di makita totoong kalabanPuso at damdamin kinakabahanKay raming kinapitan sa isang buwan Huwag maliitin ang covid19Gamot o vaccine, alanganinNetflix, mga series panoorin Manatili sa loob ng bahayHugasanh mabuti ang mga kamayAlkohol sa tabi nakatambay May nagmungkahi herd immunityIsasakripisyo buhay ng maramiSa halip magdasal na muli Mga barangay, rasyon-rasyonPara sa 4Ps ameliorationMga middle class nagrarason Sana ito ay mawakasanUna sa bansang pinagmulanNumero’y ‘wag nang pagtakpan Sunod na problema, ekonomiya Dagdag pa dito, sikolohiyaSusunod na kabanata nakakabahala Pakinggan aming daing, o Bathala!Aral mong bigay, aming nakuhaPag-alaga sa mundong iisa   Araw ng Palengke Alas siyeta y medya, ako’y naghandaPapuntang palengke, ako’y masayaBibili muli ng mga karne at isda Aking maskara pangalawang ulit naAlkohol na dala magkakasya pa kaya‘Wag kalimutang magdala… Continue reading Mga Tula

by Joseph Andrew “Jandy” A. Carvajal In hindsight, it is always fascinating to realize how one thing led to another, even with decades in between. This is most true with my current art practice largely involving embossing metal sheets. On the seventh-year anniversary of PLATA FLORA, my solo exhibit of aluminum reliefs at the Cultural… Continue reading From Aluminum to Gold: A Survey of Metal Works

The University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB), through the Cordillera Studies Center (CSC), officially opened the third International Conference on Cordillera Studies (ICCS3), 5 July 2021. Held virtually via Zoom and simultaneous broadcast on Youtube, ICCS3 focuses on the theme “Indigenous Peoples and the Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs). The first day of the conference consisted… Continue reading UP Baguio opens virtual International Conference on Cordillera Studies

Born on July 10, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and baptized as Henry King Ahrens, he changed his name to William Henry Scott in 1939 after graduating from Cranbrook School in Michigan, on a three-year scholarship. W.H. Scott has been regarded as Cordillera’s most venerable scholar. “Scotty,” as he “was fondly called by friends and… Continue reading Scotty Remembered on his 100th Birthday

The University of the Philippines Baguio, through its Kasarian Gender Studies Program, showed solidarity in the celebration of Pride Month in a program held at the UP Baguio Oblation Grounds, on 25 June 2021. In the short program held morning of Friday, UP Baguio Chancellor Corazon L. Abansi, who also currently serves as convener of… Continue reading UP Baguio Celebrates Pride

University of the Philippines System President, Atty. Danilo L. Concepcion, had a meeting with the University of the Philippines Baguio Executive Staff led by Chancellor Corazon L. Abansi, on June 10, 2021, at the UP Baguio Board Room. President Concepcion discussed with the officials the challenges faced by UP as well as ways of moving… Continue reading UP President meets with UP Baguio Executive Staff

By: Elsie C. Jimenez Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The SARS-CoV-2 has a host membrane-derived lipid bilayer encapsulating the helical capsid containing viral RNA. Proteins, such as, spike glycoprotein (S protein) which mediates interaction with host cell surface receptor, and membrane glycoprotein are… Continue reading Dealing with SARS-CoV-2 and all that fuss