PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The Department of Education’s mandatory order of a return by all public and private schools to in-person learning was a response to public perception about the relative advantages of the latter. Only schools with “highly exceptional” circumstances may...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid We have been in this state of “food insecurity” since the pandemic, but it had been aggravated recently due to acceleration of inflation to 6.9 percent in September 2022, from 6.3 percent in August 2022. Food prices have increased by 9.4 percent last...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid In this age of disinformation and misinformation, I am sure many share my yearning for answers to questions about how to survive in the decades ahead. Should we merely accept the consequences – growing distrust, hopelessness, and gradual dehumanization? ...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid I do hope that the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) reverses its decision regarding the five books, the publication and distribution of which it had stopped. As its memorandum signed by Carmelita C. Abdurahman, KWF’s commissioner for Programs and Projects,...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Certainly, every thinking Filipino now realizes that we are confronted with a “tsunami of disinformation,” a growing threat to our national survival. Thus, while policy makers and lawmakers are called upon to prepare frameworks in prioritizing our...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The nation mourns the passing of the country’s 12th president, certainly one of our greatest, dearly loved and admired not only for his contribution in uplifting the country, but, most of all, for reviving the pride and morale of the Filipino people. FVR...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid For an hour and 14 minutes, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. gave what was a much appreciated address to the 19th Congress, the audience inside the Batasan, and to the business community. But not so with advocacy groups and the 5,000 or so rallyists outside the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid DepEd Order No. 34 required all public and private schools to switch to five-day in-person classes starting Nov. 2. In fact, they can start full-in-person classes as soon as schools open on Aug. 22 but can also choose from any five-days of in-person classes;...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Perhaps more than anytime in the past, the country needs a more focused strategic plan for a more effective communication strategy. After three years of fighting Covid-19 and other enormous challenges such as search for an alternative to an ineffective drug...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid At 12 high noon last June 30, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. took his oath of office as the 17th president of the country. Since he had avoided the debates during the campaign, many had looked forward to listening to what he had to say about how he sees the...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid This column was written before the inaugural of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Thus, we are not privy on his plans to flesh out his campaign theme of “unity in government” which had prompted his older sister, Senator Imee Marcos to advise him to do a...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid On a 200-sqm lot in Tagaytay, a two-story building, the future home of the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) will soon rise. Art aficionados who are old enough like me, may recall its beginnings 74 years ago in 1948 when it was founded by Purita...
