PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid This is my foreword to “Jokes Only, A Book on Duterteisms,” the most recent publication authored by my colleague, Dr. Crispin C. Maslog. What could stand out as the most remembered legacy of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is what I would...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Today, Black Saturday, I remember that when we were children, we would get up early in the morning and join friends who had gathered in a neighbor’s yard to engage in a ritual of jumping as high as we could manage. The belief was that if you jumped high...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Those who have been watching the recent presidential and vice presidential debates would agree that they are making a positive impact on the political education of our electorate. By explaining their stance on the critical issues of governance, our...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid A recent interview with former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio over the ₱203 billion estate tax of the Marcoses brought up the possibility that if Marcos Jr. wins the presidency, the government can no longer collect the money. “It is gone...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The recent move by PDP-Laban (Cusi faction) was seen by the Pimentel-Pacquiao faction of the party as a “slap” on the faces of its members. Koko Pimentel, son of the late PDP founder, former Senate President Nene Pimentel said that endorsing Marcos Jr....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Ten days ago, the invasion of Ukraine, described as perhaps the largest refugee crisis in this century, started. Should the second round of diplomatic talks between the two countries fail, we could expect this conflict to escalate into the largest war in...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Last week, our six presidentiables presented programs which they believed could address present-day concerns. Among issues identified by Leody de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Ping Lacson, Bongbong Marcos, Manny Pacquiao, and Leny Robredo were the following:...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The latest bombshell was the reported decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to award the TV frequencies, Channels 2 and 16, previously held by ABS-CBN Corp. to a company of former Senator Manuel Villar. Although not yet official, NTC...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When we commemorated our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal’s 125th death anniversary last Thursday, we remembered as one of the most notable, last four years – 1892-96 of his life which were spent in exile in Dapitan. This is because what he did during those...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid These days, we are given to doom saying or forebodings perhaps because of exposure to “Cassandras” who continually predict that our planet will no longer be able to survive the current onslaught on our environment. Climate change poses a threat, and society...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Two eminent world leaders, UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay, and MIT professor emeritus and author, Noam Chomsky who keynoted the 28th annual conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), highlighted the critical role of...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid A worrisome finding during a recent Pulse Asia survey is that “environmental destruction” ranks only no. 12 among our “most urgent national concerns,” and that it is not even on the list of the seven personal concerns. Yet, the most urgent personal...
