PAGBABAGO A triumph of various human rights group, and it happened a few days before Christmas. The prison transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, who was jailed in Indonesia for 14 years, to the Philippines was lauded as a win by Migrante and various human groups who noted that it was the solidarity...
PAGBABAGO There appears to be a growing interest in community media here and in the developing world. Here, it is triggered by challenges of food security and governance trends in the implementation of the Mandanas ruling on the provision of IRA to local government this coming year. The future of...
PAGBABAGO Ten years ago, an ASEAN regional workshop on journalism curriculum was held in the country. Organized by the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) and the UNESCO National Commission, the workshop was held in partnership with the Philippine Association of Communication...
PAGBABAGO At the launch of the video on the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma last Nov. 22, SC Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide described her as “an exemplary woman, without whom the history of our country and our people would be incomplete.” In his keynote...
PAGBABAGO This is the educational philosophy of a Filipino religious missionary who worked for 30 years in the Smokey Mountains. I first heard about Fr. Benigno P. Beltran, SVD, who for 30 years worked and lived among the scavengers in Smokey Mountain located at the heart of Metro...
PAGBABAGO Most people involved in working for the rights of the underprivileged are familiar with Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, Peruvian theologian and philosopher who passed away at 96 a few weeks ago. Fr. Gutierrez’ most influential book “A Theology of Liberation” together with Brazilian...
PAGBABAGO A year ago, I wrote a column entitled “Malaise,” a word which means a state felt when one is frustrated, helpless, being inutile, and unable to see the tangible results of an action. One feels uneasy that there is something wrong with our society for which there does not seem to...
PAGBABAGO The youth of today, is often referred to as “Generation Alpha.” They make up the largest percentage among the young, middle-age adults and senior citizens. Influencers in social media and content creators agree that if we have to sell an idea or product, we must address the...
PAGBABAGO One of the popular concepts in organizational management whether for government, business and non-government, is risk management. It is integrated in almost every training or planning exercise. Lately, and because of the rapid transformation going on in both local and...
PAGBABAGO At its 30th annual conference last week, AMIC (Asian Media Information and Research Centre) convened some 500 media practitioners, researchers, academics, and information managers at its 30th annual conference held at the Communication University of China in...
PAGBABAGO My friend, nonagenarian Polly Cancio turned 99 last May, and is still relatively healthy and able to move around with the help of a caregiver. When she celebrated her last birthday, she cheerfully accepted greetings from friends. We chatted about old times some 49 years...
PAGBABAGO I added another three years to my nine decades a few days ago. As I noted on Facebook, it was an awakening – a sudden realization that I had outlived many of my contemporaries. Once upon a time when I was in my late teens and early 20s, I found myself the youngest among...
