By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA –On January 5, jail authorities at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center at Camp Crame attempted to transfer Alan Jazmines, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City. According to the letter of PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome recommending the…
Day: January 6, 2012
Malacañang-imposed restrictions mar Freedom of Information bill
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – President Benigno S. Aquino III finally gave the green light for the Malacañang version of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. According to a report, Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) said at a news briefing Thursday: “In our discussions…
Rule makers and rule breakers
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Ethical and professional issues so beset the Philippine media that hardly a month passes without some controversy erupting over how a media organization covered or commented on an event, and/or discharged its entertainment function. The flaws of media coverage have sometimes been lethal enough to kill people,…
U.P. kilos and tulong kabataan
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YEARENDER: The ailing education system and the K + 12 that is doomed to fail
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Even if the curriculum is changed but the existing problems of shortages are not addressed, quality education will still not be attained.” – France Castro, Alliance of Concerned Teachers
Still struggling to teach with so little
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Not only is it a dishonor, it is also an injustice to our teachers to teach amid conditions of scarcity and slave-like compensation. This is something that President Aquino should have learned in his years of study in Ateneo.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan