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This is a highly opinionated personal narrative of a Catholic college teacher in the Philippines. It reflects the feelings and reactions that I believe is shared by many of colleagues in the tertiary teaching profession in the Philippines.
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Edgar G. Villan
A college teacher in the Philippines married with 3 kids all of school age. A teacher of psychology and social science with an engineering background. Interested in Spirituality, Philosophy, Theology, Astronomy and the Social Sciences.
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