PAGBABAGO Sonny’s passing a few days ago came as a shock to the literary circle in Pangasinan, his friends and admirers in the country and other parts of the world. He was a leader in the movement to revive Pangasinan as a literary language. At 53, his rise to become...
PAGBABAGO A growing concern today is the plight of journalists who work under difficult circumstances. They not only have to fortify themselves with new knowledge and skills to be able to function effectively and protect themselves from various forms of threats. Especially in places like the...
PAGBABAGO At the second hearing conducted last Monday, Feb. 12, by the Senate subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments chaired by Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, we (Dr. Bernardo Villegas, Atty. Rene Sarmiento and myself, framers of the 1987 Constitution), were requested to share...
PAGBABAGO Last Wednesday’s briefing organized by the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands was a return to the basics and an attempt to “amplify the true narrative about the West Philippine Sea.” It identified key message...
PAGBABAGO While the 1987 Charter mandates the delivery of basic rights such as education, health, and justice, access to tertiary education of the poorest of the poor in the country has shrunk over the recent years. The report of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II),...
PAGBABAGO Last week we bade our nephew, Dindo (Fernando Rosario Alberto) a fond farewell. He was 64, and one who may be considered these days as still in his prime since many in their 70s or 80s are still active in the workforce. About five years ago, Dindo had to go for dialysis thrice a...
PAGBABAGO What awaits us in 2024? In the Chinese zodiac, it is the Year of the Wood Dragon and is expected to bring prosperity, authority and the good life. The dragon is one of the luckiest and powerful animals in the Chinese zodiac and those born in the Year “possess captivating demeanor,...
PAGBABAGO A plan to set up a public event to honor our national hero, Jose Rizal and a newly discovered painting of him by Telesforo Alayon Sugcang (TAS) was cancelled last December 2020 due to the pandemic. But it was finally held yesterday, at the Rizal Museum with an art lecture by Frederick...
PAGBABAGO A book that should be read especially by decision-makers is Dr. Ernesto M. Pernia’s collection of essays entitled “Virtuous Impatience.” For so long a time, he noted, we have missed opportunities because of our “vicious patience” which had made us so “tolerant” of the...
PAGBABAGO A 1955 book by Rudolf Flesch, “Why Johnny can’t read,” a critique of the practice of teaching reading by sight, called the “look-say method” ineffective because it lacked phonics training or breaking words into sounds rather than having to memorize them. The PISA...
PAGBABAGO At a recent interview by a journalist who is working on a paper on ownership models and other challenges faced by the media sector in the country, I was asked to share my thoughts on these concerns. The historical context is the revival of democracy in 1986 up to the present decade. As we...
PAGBABAGO On Dec. 5, friends, family, and colleagues of the late Supreme Court Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma will gather at the Supreme Court for a book launch of the first woman justice of the high court. “Mirror of my Soul” is a story of Justice Palma’s life and includes as well...
