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My Close Encounter with Sir Lex

2021-03-24T17:32:02+08:00

Dr. Felix Librero or Sir Lex as we fondly call him here at the University of the Philippines Open University ( UPOU) passed away on 16 March 2021.  I was blown away by the news. I learned of this sad news early morning a day later, and later learned that he was cremated that day with only the closest of his family and friends.  I realized that I have not been seeing his posts on Facebook for a while. He has not been well this past month, as Ms. Jegs, his wife,  has shared in a Facebook post.  I have [...]

My Close Encounter with Sir Lex2021-03-24T17:32:02+08:00

Paalam FL

2021-03-23T16:57:36+08:00

An online memorial service for Dr. Felix Librero will be held on Friday, 26 March 2021 at 5:00 PM. Let us commemorate the life and immense contribution of Sir Lex to our university.  For those who would like to pay their last respects, Dr. Librero’s urn is available for public viewing from 24-26 March 2021, 8AM to 7PM at the Community Hub, UPOU Headquarters. For everyone’s safety,  a maximum of 10 persons will be allowed to enter the room at any given time, and the health standards set by the IATF should be strictly followed. The UPOU and the Librero [...]

Paalam FL2021-03-23T16:57:36+08:00

Professor Emeritus Felix Librero writes 30

2021-03-22T18:02:15+08:00

“At some point in one’s life, death is the only thing that must happen.” This was how Professor Emeritus Felix Librero concluded one of his musings on the subject of death in his blog, Connecting, back in February 2017. While his was a matter-of-fact declaration of a universal truth, its simplicity and directness did not take away from the complexity of human emotion that resulted from the news of his passing on March 16. Sadness, shock, disbelief, regret. These were only some of the reactions people expressed when they learned that he was gone. He succumbed to liver cirrhosis at the [...]

Professor Emeritus Felix Librero writes 302021-03-22T18:02:15+08:00
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