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Of Loyalty and Betrayal

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - December 8, 2019 - 12:00am

I’ve had time to reflect on things these past days.

Remembering our Dear departed from the chairman

by Jose R. Gullas - October 27, 2019 - 12:00am

I am not really into the Western-inspired celebration of the Halloween. It may have its merits with people’s creativity oozing out for costume ideas for parties and trick-or-treat activities especially among...

The Stairway of life

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - October 20, 2019 - 12:00am

I will never forget the instruction of my dear parents that “whatever the Lord gives you, an answered prayer or an unexpected blessing, whether big or small, you should always be grateful and humble.”...

Loving Discipline

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - October 13, 2019 - 12:00am

It might surprise some people to learn that we Gullas kids – my siblings and I – were not that pampered during our early years.

A Full 100 Years

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - October 6, 2019 - 12:00am

As the current year approaches its end, I begin to have mixed emotions.

The Sound of Silence

by Dr. Jose R. Gullas - September 22, 2019 - 12:00am

I don’tunderstand people who cannot stand even a moment of silence.

Guardian

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - September 15, 2019 - 12:00am

Now, more than I ever, I believe in the existence of guardian angels.

Endownment of Love

by Dr. Jose R. Gullas - September 1, 2019 - 12:00am

As I look back on my life, the one thing that I believe to have sustained me the most in my journey was the abundant provision of love.

Music to brighten up our moment-to-moment

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - August 18, 2019 - 12:00am

I have always seen life as an experience that takes place moment to moment.

MADZSAULOG

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - August 11, 2019 - 12:00am

I mentioned last Sunday that the gathering of Visayanians from all over the world on July 29, 2019, the green-and-white UV Grand Alumni homecoming, or GAHOM, was “an affair to remember,” very rare and...

Green-and-White Grand Alumni Homecoming (GAHOM): An affair to Remember

August 4, 2019 - 12:00am

The get-together that happened last Monday, July 29, 2019 at Marco Polo Hotel, with almost a thousand green-and-white Visayanians in attendance, was rare, special, a once-in-a-lifetime affair, something that may...

Now another century to Journey

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - July 21, 2019 - 12:00am

The Freeman’s actual centennial anniversary day was last Thursday, July 18. But we chose to have the celebration a day late, on Friday, July 19, a Friday.

Keeping the precious legacies alive

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - July 14, 2019 - 12:00am

I consider myself a revivalist of some sorts. I take pleasure in perpetuating memories and putting value in what has been established by people I hold dear in my heart, most especially if what have become their legacies...

Those perilous days of war

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - June 23, 2019 - 12:00am

The Second World War is forever etched in my memory. There’s my recollection of that so-called “Bloody Sunday,” the day when the Japanese attacked

My Fond Memories of Papa Inting

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - June 16, 2019 - 12:00am

A few weeks ago we celebrated the special day for mothers. It was a day filled with tender feelings for the women that started us in life, in a most loving and nurturing way. Mother’s Day was such a heartwarming...

Lessons from my elders

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - June 9, 2019 - 12:00am

To this day, my memories of my dear maternal grandmother, Lola Andrea Rivera, and my mother, Mama Pining, remain vivid.

Where the Sun Rises

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - May 12, 2019 - 12:00am

Until now my vivid memories of my dear maternal grandmother, Lola Andrea Rivera, and my mother, Mama Pining, remain.

The coming elections

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - May 5, 2019 - 12:00am

By now the election fever has reached its peak, its zenith. For sure, the rivalry is as scorching as the El Niño sun. This scenario brought back a lot of memories to me, so vivid, so crystal clear.

God in Our Life

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - April 14, 2019 - 12:00am

I believe that each one of us is God’s masterpiece.

My gift to our dear teachers

by Dr. Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas - March 31, 2019 - 12:00am

My father, Don Vicente Gullas, founder of the University of the Visayas, was a visionary man. He was the first local educator to give a chance to poor and needy yet deserving students with his study-now-pay-later...

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