PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid A worrisome finding during a recent Pulse Asia survey is that “environmental destruction” ranks only no. 12 among our “most urgent national concerns,” and that it is not even on the list of the seven personal concerns. Yet, the most urgent personal...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid (Part II) Dr. Crispin Maslog and I were fortunate to be invited to join a small global committee that would follow-up recommendations. Several policy conferences were held in the region including need for alternative media ownership systems such as a public...
PAGBABAGO (Part I) Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Let me share highlights of the recent “conversation” via Zoom on the above topic, where Dr. Crispin Maslog, professor of journalism, author of some 30 or more books on communication and related issues on public affairs, and I were invited to...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid My piece last week focusing on our three women heroes, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, Maria Ressa, the first Filipino to win the Nobel Prize, and Vice President Leni Robredo, 1Sambayan choice as its candidate for the May, 2022 presidential election,...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The recent conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Hidilyn Diaz’ winning the gold medal during the last Olympiad, triggered a colleague to ask in a Facebook post this question: “What’s in a Filipina woman that propels our country...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid The flurry of activities in preparation for the forthcoming national and local elections may be a welcome distraction to many of us who have been focused on meeting the challenges of COVID-19. In a week or two, we shall see a final listing of candidates, and...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Many of us recognize the critical role of information and communication in nation-building – its role in governance and as a resource in linking functions of government through continuing engagement with sectors, increasing people’s capacities to...
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....
