PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid These past few days, we paused to reflect on the meaning of Lent. Being unable to go through our usual practices – “Visita Iglesia,” “Pabasa ng Pasyon” and the “Senakulo” or crucifixion which symbolize penance, most Filipinos now celebrate the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Community media (newspapers and radio) had always played a vital role as the voice of the community. Because of the need for information that is specific to concerns of the community, its presence has become even more crucial during this pandemic crisis....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid "Sambayan" meaning “tent," refers to the newly launched coalition of leaders belonging to groups representing democratic forces in the country. At their initial salvo, a recent media meeting at the Makati Sports Club, the group led by its Chair, retired...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Among the many tributes given to Joaquin Bernas were his invaluable contribution in building the country's constitutional democracy by interpreting the intent of the 1987 Constitution during the many times it had been challenged. But he was a man of many...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid I have often wondered about what ails us as a people. We seem to be perpetually in motion but we eventually find ourselves back to where we started. I am reminded of a quote from Alice in Wonderland which could describe the predicament found among many of us....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Every now and then, I get invited to write a foreword for a manuscript for publication. This time it was for a poetry anthology. I willingly obliged as I have always regarded poets and poetry as mankind’s lifeline in times of war...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid While going over activities being planned for the forthcoming Philippine Quincentennial, I suddenly recalled an observation made during the Globalization Lecture series held 20 years after James Fallows wrote his essay, “A Damaged...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid At a webinar last Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes chaired by Senator Francis Pangilinan held a hearing on the timeliness and procedural issues as well as...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid The world watched with great interest and expectation as America’s 46 th president was sworn in during a toned-downbut meaningful inaugural program. Amidst the 200,000 state and territory flags installed at the National Mall, to represent thousands of...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid For the nth time, our congressmen have again brought up the controversial issue of constitutional change. But is now the “right constitutional moment”? Our 1987 Constitution is regarded as one of the most enduring constitutions in the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid That the present state of impunity had reached an alarming level was shown by the recent filing of resolutions by six senators who asked for a legislative...
PAGBABAGO The recent PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) findings which showed that among 79 countries, we were way down the list – the lowest in reading, and second to the lowest in mathematics and science, was a “wake-up call,” a...
