The objective of this grand plan is to align the public school system to the need to produce and sell cheap, skilled labor locally and internationally. Will the K+12 program solve the problems confronting Philippine education? What will be its impact on the education system in the country? By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com Everybody agrees…
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Benjie Oliveros | The Importance of the Much-Ignored Barangay Elections
Barangay elections are held between, and not during, national and local elections supposedly to prevent it from being influenced by traditional political parties. But political parties do try to influence the results of barangay elections, albeit secretly. Why? Because of the power barangay officials wield. By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com The barangay elections are, perhaps,…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | No Transparency, No Accountability
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com President Benigno Aquino III’s handling of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) report on the August hostage-taking fiasco exposes his administration’s lack of transparency; his abuse of presidential prerogatives in order to shield his friends and allies from accountability as public officials; and his propensity…
October Peasant Month: The Remoteness of Real Land Reform
The bitter plight of Filipino farmers continues past the Aquino administration’s first 100 days and into October which the peasant movement marks as Peasant Month. By IBON Features | IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat.com The First 100 Days Report of Pres. Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino’s administration made no mention of its program for land reform. This…
Luis V. Teodoro | Friends
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Sen. Joker Arroyo, who served as executive secretary during the Corazon Aquino presidency, said early this week that “lesser legal minds” reviewed the report of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC). The IIRC was chaired by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, and included,…
CenPEG | May 10 Polls: Not Just System Glitch, but Policy Failure
The right to public information suffered with Comelec’s lack of transparency. The poll body failed – and continues to fail – to meet the transparency requirements of the election system by its intransigent and unexplained refusal to deny citizens’ groups access to vital election documents. Its lack of transparency left majority of the electorate misinformed…
Mula Anak (F. Aguilar) Tungong Baby (J. Beiber): Humanidades at Kritikal na Pag-iisip
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Nagbabago ang texto at kontexto ng humanidades. Pero hindi nagbabago ang layon o misyon nito: humanidades ang substansya ng pagkatao, ang bumubuo at bumubuhay sa tao lampas sa batayang pangangailangan. Sa maikling presentasyon, tatalakayin ko ang potensyal ng humanidades sa higit pang pagbubukas ng kaisipan tungo sa mapagpalayang pagkilos, hindi…
Benjie Oliveros | A Matter of Perspective
The Aquino government still got a high satisfaction rating despite the string of issues it had to address this early in the new administration’s term. However, things would still unfold in the coming months and years of the Aquino administration. And history would judge if he did tread the right path. By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis…
First 100 Days: Few Signs of Real Reform
By IBON Commentary | IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat.com The first 100 days of any administration are unique – this is the moment of transition from the old government, and the new administration is at the height of its optimism, trust and popularity. These are all vital political capital for reform. What it does in…
Luis V. Teodoro | Sins of the Padres
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Most Filipinos who’ve gone to high school or who’re in college know who the “Damaso” in Carlos Celdran’s streamer was, because of Republic Act 1425, the Rizal Law, which requires the teaching of the life and works of Jose Rizal in all Philippine schools,…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | No Titles
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Last week’s violent demolition of shanties in a sprawling urban poor community in Quezon City highlighted once more the intractable problems of homelessness and urban blight and government’s generally myopic, piecemeal and anti-poor approach to solving these. It reminded us as well how the urban poor…