Without bias, Ballesteros understand sentiments, side of Ayo, Tigers Former Growling Tiger Estong Ballesteros admits feeling "hurt" after hearing news about the controversy involving his alma mater University of Santo Tomas. With him in the photos were former UST coaches Pido Jarencio and late Aric...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid While the Department of Education was adjusting to the challenges of K-12 and becoming competitive, COVID-19 came so suddenly, adding an even more daunting challenge. Distance learning isn’t new. As early as the 60’s, a number of public secondary schools...
Martin del Rosario at 24th Asian Television Awards Following the successful celebration of its 24th edition in Manila early this year, the Asian Television Awards (ATA) has announced it is partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in the quest for the best of Filipino...
PAGBABAGO This is a continuation of my piece on the assessment of the Constitution by UP Political Science professors, the Center for Integrative Studies (CIDS) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). What was presented were qualitative assessments which...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Many of our countrymen, including allies of the administration, have spoken: No, the bully cannot take the West Philippine Sea from us… It is ours, and no statement even from the highest official of the land can say otherwise… Our claim is just and not...
PAGBABAGO (I am yielding my space today to a colleague, Professor Bailen, a former UP professor of anthropology. Here, he offers a fresh and complementary perspective to the prevailing techno-medical-healthcare, and recently, the “police/military” approach, in controlling the deadly virus that...
PAGBABAGO Two events -- the passing of RA 11479 by Congress and its signing into law by the President, and the refusal by Congress to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise, both measures that defied popular will, triggered some groups to seek legal remedies. Added to groups I...
PAGBABAGO On the eve of President Duterte’s signing of the controversial RA 11479, his advisers had asked him to carefully reconsider what he intended to do because of mounting opposition. They were specifically referring to the Bangsamoro leaders who brought their petition to the President...
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...
PAGBABAGO A new year, especially one which is the start of a new decade, always brings optimism and hope for change. From greetings on social media and elsewhere, we sense a deeper desire for new beginnings, for more dynamism towards a movement from what is perceived by many as being at a...
