“ Bugsay, bugsay, kilingkiling dyutay. Bugsay, bugsay sa barotong gamay .” For people born in the 90s, this nursery rhyme is now merely a reminder of a bygone innocence, and would no longer ring a bell among the new generation. But for Lorna Eguia, it is a chime of today that may bring our stricken nation back into one harmony. A mother, a wife and a librarian, Eguia is an advocate of storytelling as a way of teaching children and imparting in them lessons, especially goal setting or the need to have a target to achieve. That is why the story of Andoy in the Akong Bugsay and its Bugsay Principle so fascinated her that the book became one of her foremost materials. February this year when the University of San Carlos librarian was introduced to Akong Bugsay during its launching, where she was one of the guests. As someone so passionate with storytelling, she responded to the call of introducing the book as a tool to empower the younger generation. ...