CONTENTS

       From Gaudium et Spes to a “New Culture” Towards New Ways of Communicating
       Franz-Josef Eilers

       Texting God: SMS and Religion in the Philippines
       Anthony G. Roman

       The Law of Polarity: Debunking the Classical Metaphysical Bias
       Tomas G. Rosario Jr.

       Being a Person: Savoring Karol Wojtylas’s Intellectual Legacy
       Rev. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino

       “Heidegger’s Wiederholung of the Essential Relation Between Being and Thinking”
       Marc Oliver dG. Pasco

       On Equal Footing: The Admission of Women to the University of Santo Tomas (1924)
       Jose Victor Z. Torres

       Visayan Martyrs in the Marianas, 1668-1672
       Augusto V. de Viana

       The Philippine Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP):
       A Moral Assessment
       Fernando Pedrosa

       The Post 1945 British Conservative Party
       Vincent McKee

       Solid waste Management in Lapu-Lapu City: A Local Government Initiative
       Zenaida Ligan

       Nurse’s Awareness of Risk Factors in Prolonged Laser Exposure:
       Toward Development of Laser Safety Programs
       Ana Rowena C. Biugos & Marilyn D. Yap

       Folk Wisdom Ingenuity and Serendipity
       Abercio V. Rotor

       Financial Reforms in the Philippines Banking Sector
       Mario V. Perilla

       Lam-Ang: A Recent Recording from the Bago Kankanaey
       Florentino H. Hornedo