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 Much had been written about the impact of media on almost every aspect of our life - imparting knowledge about the world we live in, facilitating the development of society, enabling our people and communities to cope with crisis. Thus, when we are denied...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid An unparalleled election. Election 2022 had 65.7 m registered voters and the turn-out has been high despite the pandemic. It was a fight between two polar opposites. Electoral returns came in lightning speed which elicited suspicion. Long queues were reported,...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Today, Black Saturday, I remember that when we were children, we would get up early in the morning and join friends who had gathered in a neighbor’s yard to engage in a ritual of jumping as high as we could manage. The belief was that if you jumped high...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid A recent interview with former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio over the ₱203 billion estate tax of the Marcoses brought up the possibility that if Marcos Jr. wins the presidency, the government can no longer collect the money. “It is gone...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The recent move by PDP-Laban (Cusi faction) was seen by the Pimentel-Pacquiao faction of the party as a “slap” on the faces of its members. Koko Pimentel, son of the late PDP founder, former Senate President Nene Pimentel said that endorsing Marcos Jr....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Ten days ago, the invasion of Ukraine, described as perhaps the largest refugee crisis in this century, started. Should the second round of diplomatic talks between the two countries fail, we could expect this conflict to escalate into the largest war in...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Last week, our six presidentiables presented programs which they believed could address present-day concerns. Among issues identified by Leody de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Ping Lacson, Bongbong Marcos, Manny Pacquiao, and Leny Robredo were the following:...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The latest bombshell was the reported decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to award the TV frequencies, Channels 2 and 16, previously held by ABS-CBN Corp. to a company of former Senator Manuel Villar. Although not yet official, NTC...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When we commemorated our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal’s 125th death anniversary last Thursday, we remembered as one of the most notable, last four years – 1892-96 of his life which were spent in exile in Dapitan. This is because what he did during those...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid These days, we are given to doom saying or forebodings perhaps because of exposure to “Cassandras” who continually predict that our planet will no longer be able to survive the current onslaught on our environment. Climate change poses a threat, and society...
