CEAP stands tall for EDSA
HISTORY is not neutral, nor is it an abstract record of the past. It shapes the present, informs the future, and, when manipulated, distorts...
Pope Francis’ legacy in every breath
IN ROME, Pope Francis — loved for his gentle heart and bubbly smile — is fighting a serious health battle as of this writing....
When fake news strikes, 2
WHAT followed was a scramble to undo the damage. I deleted my post, reached out to friends and colleagues who had shared it further, and...
When fake news strikes, 1
IT WAS a typical morning, scrolling through updates, easing into the day, when a post stopped me cold. The announcement seemed official, bearing the...
Salute to schools that keep EDSA alive, 2
EDUCATION is meant to empower, not just inform. Pedagogy of the Oppressed author and philosopher Paulo Freire (1970) saw it as a force for...
Salute to schools that keep EDSA alive, 1
IT TAKES more than just remembering a date on the calendar to uphold the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution. This is why...
Breaking free from the debt trap, 2
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
THE EFFECT on our debt burden is palpable, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimating that corruption drains around 1-2% of our GDP annually....
Breaking free from the debt trap, 1
OUR COUNTRY'S burgeoning debt is not new. Discussions about it began in the late 1960s, gained prominence in the Martial Law years up until...
Balancing technology and humanity in education
TECHNOLOGY is rapidly changing education as we navigate the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Despite the rise of innovation, humanistic values must underpin it. With its...
Testing trustworthiness, 2
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
THE K-12 program was meant to solve these problems by arming pupils with 21st-century-ready abilities. But the declining NAT (National Achievement Test) scores between...