PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid This was the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) held in Namibia where it started 30 years ago with the signing of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent, and Pluralistic Press. The celebration was a recognition...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Amidst the negativity that had accompanied government response to the pandemic, primarily due to inadequate health infrastructure, breakdown of contact tracing, and delayed response to the delivery of vaccines, among many others, several positive developments...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid This, Dr. Tony Leachon, former adviser to the National COVID-19 Task Force noted, is the country’s most pressing need. And former Secretary of Health as well as Social Welfare and Development Dr. Esperanza Cabral, narrating the stories of her...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid What indeed is terrifying to septuagenarians and octogenarians like me, is that we are losing some of our colleagues, not to old age but to the dreaded COVID-19. When we open our Facebook pages, it seems like notes of condolences and prayers are beginning to...
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 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 Thirty-five years ago, we experienced what was perhaps one of the most glorious moments in our lifetime. The meaning of EDSA People Power and the return of democracy and our freedom never left us as we celebrate the 25 th of February every year. But the journey...
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 Admitting that the country today is “sinking deeper and deeper” and losing P2 billion a day due to COVID-19, President Duterte asked his economic managers to present a clear plan to address the high inflation and the worsening crisis. Senate Minority...
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...
