In this issue of Tambuli, we have some of the most creative and interesting people from the FEU community sharing their insights on the concept of creativity; how one can get his creative juices flowing, and how it serves as a tool for self-expression and innovation.
FEU Manila – Institute of Education graduate student Mina Samortin is from Barangay Naguilian, Camiguin Island, Calayan, Cagayan.
Adjusting to a radically new work environment was the focus of FEU Career and Placement Office’s Pre-Employment Preparation (PEP) Talk webinars last June 2020 .
Conversations with our son, Markfort Acuna, who works as an expert-counselor in the field of domestic violence and abuse. He currently serves as the Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Coordinator in Social Care in one of London’s poorest and most densely-populated boroughs. Written on 2 April 2020.
Aware that a great majority of the casualties of Covid-19 have been the elderly and the seniors among us, I decided to look back and revise a draft that I had originally written about “sage-ing”. In this piece, I share lessons learned along the way in the light of the pandemic we are silently but courageously confronting.
Struck by the emergence of a brave brand of leadership during the quarantine period, these reflections highlight the qualities of servant leadership. It argues, particularly, that one leads best when one listens and serves – first of all.
During this time, people in the frontlines of service, prominent among them the doctors and nurses as well as the hospital staff, have paid a high price to make a difference in the lives of others. This piece is a tribute to the fallen among them, reminding our young people that their memory must serve as an inspiration and an encouragement to guide them in their future. Written on the eve of Easter Sunday 2020.)
A piece dedicated to all those bearing the unspeakable pain of losing loved ones – particularly, those in the frontlines during this time – without having the opportunity and the consolation of being at their side because of the coronavirus quarantine. Written on Palm Sunday, for Easter Sunday.
Reflections on the service rendered by essential workers who work in the frontlines often unappreciated and unseen. The dignity of work is underscored particularly after a nationwide address by the president disparaged a dissident voice by disrespecting the dignity of work. Written on 9 April 2020.)