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Are all review centers for college entrance tests the same? Not necessarily. Aside from the rates, review centers differ by the quality of coaches, reputation and track record, and effectiveness of review materials. I’ve...

With the Shopee 9.9 sale and the Lazada 9.9 sale upon us, I thought I’d recommend book boxed sets that are worth your hard-earned money. Book box sets make good economic sense because you...

When my son was reading “The Alchemist” last summer, it struck me how much of the book I’d forgotten despite its being one of my all-time favorites. I wanted to discuss important plot points...

One of the toughest things to make school-age kids do, aside household chores, is read a book. If your child prefers curling up with a good paperback to completing missions on Overwatch, give yourself...

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a sermon from his book Strength to Love (1963) Back when Philippine...

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…a monay?! On July 16, 1972, Typhoon Gloring (international codename: Super Typhoon Rita) tore through the Philippine island of Luzon, leaving 214 Filipinos...

My interest in reading for pleasure was sparked by an “attractive girl of eighteen.” It all started when our fifth-grade English teacher shepherded the class to the school library. Upon seeing the 30-odd girls...

As someone who first learned to read by reading Filipino komiks, I’m a strong advocate of using graphic novels to encourage school-going children to read. With their eye-catching visuals and imaginative plots, graphic novels...

I did not grow up in a reading household, and by that I mean there were no leather armchairs in the family living room nor were our shelves lined with hard-bound editions of “War...

One benefit of homeschooling is that you only buy the things you really need. No springing for neon coloring pens and glitter glue for that one MAPEH project. No hoarding pens because the child...