PAGBABAGO There is an increasing awareness today about the role of architecture – that it is more than just building and designing, and that it has a social task. This socially conscious task, among others, is creating awareness of people’s needs and mobilizing the latter to come up with...
PAGBABAGO I start this piece with thoughts of needed caution and watchfulness by every Filipino citizen. The big news this week was the approval by the joint congressional committee of the Maharlika Investment Fund or Sovereign Wealth Fund, which was introduced as a bill six months ago. With 279-6...
PAGBABAGO After the several encounters between the Chinese maritime vessels and our own Philippine Coast Guard ships in the West Philippine Sea, former Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose L. Cuisia Jr. urges our government to bring the reports on the recent skirmishes to the UN. And to gather...
PAGBABAGO According to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), its primary goal is to implement the 1987 Constitution’s mandate to provide a “policy environment” of strengthening academic freedom,” and thus, higher education should have less regulation. Thus, it...
PAGBABAGO When the international community celebrates World Press Freedom Day (WPD) on May 3, it will be facing rising conflict and violence, threats to health and the environment, as well as continuing disinformation and misinformation. Adding to these challenges is the growing inequality between...
PAGBABAGO “Pandemic generation” is a term used by the recent Commission on Human Rights (CHR) report to refer to the “first wave of students” who had gone through pandemic learning. Today, in our post-pandemic normal, the graduates are finding it difficult to land jobs. They ...
PAGBABAGO Two legislative acts – EDCOM II or the Second Congressional Commission in Education, and the Creative Industry Development Act which became law in May 2022, are of great significance to the future of the country. They demand priority attention from the public which should monitor...
PAGBABAGO The issue is whether to accept the proposal of the Department of Education which is to abandon the teaching of MTB-MLE or the Mother Tongue in Grades 1-3 and to merely adopt it as a medium of instruction. Or to continue with both as proposed by E-Net, a Civil Society Network for Education...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid This is not merely a question. For the past six years, studies had shown that this phenomenon had been gradually increasing since it became evident. The indicators? According to a working paper, “Problematizing the strengthening of Philippine democratic...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Amidst the growing skepticism over the slow pace of justice, and concern over the alarming state of disinformation in the country today, the recent acquittal of Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa gives us hope. An 81-page decision by Justice Catherine...
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 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...
