Today’s Views

Licuanan: Mouthpiece of Neoliberal Education

Licuanan: Mouthpiece of Neoliberal Education

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Aug 22, 2015

The trouble with the Philippine educational system is that it is foreign-dictated and it is now unmasked when the country’s Commission on Higher Education chief herself, Patricia B. Licuanan. Licuanan was quoted saying that Filipino youth does not have to enter college.

A Taste of Class

A Taste of Class

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Aug 21, 2015

Today — August 21 — President Noynoy Aquino is making extra noise in drumbeating as a way of proclaiming the greatness of his parents.

Wondrous Words!

Wondrous Words!

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Aug 18, 2015

It is a real pleasurable experience to be listening to military personnel speak (and/or write) in the language of the schooled among Filipinos and succeed in creating confusion in their listeners (and readers).

Two-faced  Apology from AFP

Two-faced Apology from AFP

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Aug 14, 2015

An apology that is not an apology at all. This is how we see the contradicting statements from the resigned Eastern Mindanao Command (EMC) spokesman Colonel Eduardo Gubat.

A Stunning Revelation?

A Stunning Revelation?

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Aug 14, 2015

This is a very interesting news item. It must be submitted to the widest expanse of the public for their own information and scrutiny. It is a very revealing information.

​Sarswela within a Sarswela

​Sarswela within a Sarswela

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Aug 11, 2015

The game of politics in our country is truly an interesting art form—a sarswela politika which has been developed through the years ever since the very first electoral exercise our country experienced after having been granted a token independence by the United States.

On the UP Dorm Fiasco

On the UP Dorm Fiasco

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Aug 10, 2015

And I truly hope that the UP Diliman administration feels the same way, even if only privately, given their lackluster explanation to the media and their pooh-poohing of the protests.