Category: Education

Do Filipinos understand what debates are really all about?

Posted on By FallenAngel 16 Comments on Do Filipinos understand what debates are really all about?
Do Filipinos understand what debates are really all about?

It seems Nancy Binay has recently become the subject of a few satirical articles. The focus of such satire is her apparent aversion towards participation in any kind of political debate during the election campaign. Court grants Nancy Binay’s Temporary Protection Order (TPO) petition against debates Nancy Binay reveals childhood trauma: “Papa forced me to…

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Civics, Culture, Education, Government, Media, Politics

Higher education for poor Filipinos: Two Cents from a ‘Filipino Traitor’

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 52 Comments on Higher education for poor Filipinos: Two Cents from a ‘Filipino Traitor’
Higher education for poor Filipinos: Two Cents from a ‘Filipino Traitor’

My last article got me accused of being too anti-Filipino for my stand against giving poor Filipinos the opportunity to get a university degree. I was told that to deny the poor Filipinos the same opportunity that I had, to get to where I am in life right now, is not only cruel but also…

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Education Freebies for the Poor? What the Fudge?!

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 86 Comments on Education Freebies for the Poor? What the Fudge?!
Education Freebies for the Poor? What the Fudge?!

First of all I would like to request my readers to look at this funny video below from the show Bubble Gang. Funny, huh? But let’s think about a certain angle for a moment. Suppose that you are a student in a public school and you (or your parents) saved enough money to pay for…

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Education, Government

Kristel and the UP Dream

Posted on By Jose Mario de Vega 2 Comments on Kristel and the UP Dream
Kristel and the UP Dream

This paper is a continuation of my article, “Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm Oneself” (GetRealPhilippines.COM and Blog Watch Citizen Media, March 19 and the Human Rights Online Philippines, March 22). Last Wednesday, a freshman student from the University of the Philippines-Manila ended her life, two days after “she was forced…

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Civics, Education, Society

Virtue and Wisdom are the True Aims of Education

Posted on By Jose Mario de Vega 4 Comments on Virtue and Wisdom are the True Aims of Education
Virtue and Wisdom are the True Aims of Education

There is a grain of truth to our present malady namely, that our educational system has failed us! The answer must be “yes” and this modern day education system has in fact, failed the whole world. The world has built many colleges and universities, yet we have no peace because what we consider education is…

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The Significance of Social Sciences in Education, the University and the making of the Intellectuals

Posted on By Jose Mario de Vega 4 Comments on The Significance of Social Sciences in Education, the University and the making of the Intellectuals
The Significance of Social Sciences in Education, the University and the making of the Intellectuals

There is no shadow of doubt that the social science subjects undeniably played a vital and pivotal part in harnessing the full potentials of our young. It is precisely through these courses that they broaden their horizons and widen the sphere of their mental grasps. It is also incontestable that the most suitable place for…

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Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm One’s Self

Posted on By Jose Mario de Vega 60 Comments on Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm One’s Self
Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm One’s Self

How do people kill themselves? According to Wikipedia: “Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, “to kill oneself”) is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death”. The following are the usual reasons and often quoted factors given, why an individual commits suicide: “…is committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Pressures or misfortunes such…

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Education, Lifestyle, Society