By PROF. MAE FE ANCHETA-TEMPLA Davao Today In November last year’s Mindanao Human Rights Summit, I joined a thematic workshop on Violations Against the Moro People and Islamophobia -- a term which defined, albeit criticized, for the prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of the Muslims.
By PROF. MAE FE ANCHETA-TEMPLA Davao Today For many, transformative education is just a catch phrase to be in, but hey, it is a framework that will not allow us to produce futures slaves, maintain culture of silence, and increase disempowered citizenry.
By PROF. MAE FE ANCHETA-TEMPLA Davao Today The experience of India may be a case in point in warning all the poor women and men in the Philippines that such step is just a beginning in policy changes that may hamper gender equality and women empowerment. It requires people’s vigilance as to remind us of India’s case. India has been a population control/reproductive health project of the USA and Europe where these countries take history of policies along population control for the global consumption.
By PROF. MAE FE ANCHETA-TEMPLA Davao Today By allowing children to speak out and to contribute on the basis of their evolving capacities, disaster work becomes more meaningful as it spells long term action: changing the economic and socio-political landscapes in order to reduce people’s vulnerabilities and increase their capacities for growth and achieving well-being.
By PROF. MAE ANCHETA-TEMPLA Davao Today Realities further dictate that disaster management goes beyond charity. Geographical location and biological factors need comprehensive scientific analysis towards coming up of a holistic and responsive approach to the issues and concerns of catastrophes. Undeniably, the neoliberal regime complicates the matter as "social services" being privatized and self-help (pay your own) pushed as acceptable in light of public-private partnership emphasized by the present dispensation.