PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Ombudsman Samuel Martires and retired Ombudsman Conchitina Carpio Morales have something in common. Both were former Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. But the similarity stops there. Carpio Morales was a graduate of the University of the Philippines’...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When COVID-19 suddenly descended upon us, and the world turned upside down, some who are able to afford the costs involved turned to mental health specialists. But many did turn to religion. It is said that from 84 percent of the global population who declared...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the Philippine’s seventh president whose 112th birth anniversary we commemorated last Tuesday becomes more deeply meaningful today in the light of recent events that had ignited public indignation over perceived blatant...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Jose “Pepe” V. Abueva, who passed away at 93, 10 days ago, will be remembered as the 16th UP president who introduced socialized tuition, language policy, and restricted campus access for state troops. A Professor Emeritus of Political Science, he was...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The deterioration in the quality of our educational system continues to send out alarm signals to our political leaders, educational planners and Filipino citizens. The list of "to dos" in policies and programs gets longer with new knowledge on needed reforms....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The late US President John Kennedy described Dag Hammarskjold, UN Secretary-General from 1952-1961, as "the greatest statesman of our century." In "Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjold – On the Art of Ethical Leadership," political scientist and...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid We have wondered how this 126-year-old institution (Rizal organized the first cooperative in Dapitan) with its core values of solidarity and caring for others is faring during these pandemic times. My googling which yielded reports from all regions of the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid For some time now, early studies of Philippine education had shown in several assessments that much needs to be done in reforming the system so that it can begin to catch up with the more progressive countries in the region. These studies are the Monroe survey...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Another worrisome concern regarding world perception on another critical issue is our "safety" today following the results of a worldwide study done by Global Finance Magazine. The latter had ranked the Philippines at the bottom among 134 countries. Albay...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Much had been said about PNoy’s impact on the social, economic, and political life of the nation. When he passed away nine days ago, we did not foresee that his death would trigger considerable reflection and soul-searching. But soon enough we did, when...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Previous studies had shown that during times of crisis and because of uncertainty, people turn to the news media to help them better understand their present environment. This is reinforced in the findings of 10 th edition of Digital News Report (DNR 2021) by...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Today, as we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s 160 th birth anniversary, we recall his contribution as a poet, essayist, novelist who inspired his fellowmen to aspire for freedom and democracy. Through his novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, he opened...
