Promotion at last, 1
THERE was something quietly moving about the image. Not grand, not dramatic, just real. Thousands of teachers flocked in Roxas City, some in their...
Labor Day, and the work that does not rest
LABOR Day in the Philippines has always carried two moods. On the surface, it looks like a pause — banners, speeches, maybe even a...
Why not tax the rich?, 2
BUT THAT is also exactly why the conversation should mature instead of collapse. “Hard to do” is not the same as “do not do.”...
Why not tax the rich?, 1
THERE is something almost insulting about watching a fuel price hike explained on television by men in coats while a public school teacher in...
The quiet learning loss, 2
EDCOM 2 notes how even “simple” activities can balloon into preparation and reporting that displace lessons. Teachers make daily trade-offs: one reading session for...
The quiet learning loss, 1
THE EDCOM 2 report lands like a hard truth spoken gently. No drama, no theatrics — just numbers that refuse to be sweetened.
Proficiency...
SALN for all, period.
THERE IS something oddly familiar about SALN season in government offices. It is not dramatic. No headlines. Just stacks of forms, quiet sighs, and...
Trimester, or trial run?
THE ANNOUNCEMENT about a possible trimester system in basic education sounded familiar to some of us, almost like hearing a song we have been...
Save SK from ‘trapo’, 2
WE HAVE all heard the jokes because too often they were not jokes. The relative of the barangay captain runs. The cousin of the...
Save SK from ‘trapo’, 1
THE EASIEST applause line in politics is often the most dangerous one. Say “abolish the SK,” and many exhausted citizens will nod before the...