Category: Education

The business of journalism: a challenge of making money without selling your soul

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The business of journalism: a challenge of making money without selling your soul

This is a similar problem I was trying to highlight when I responded to Irene (@mindanaoan) in a Twitter.com tweet with this: “That’s the trouble when society relies on altruism. [You] get into uncomfortable relationships. State services get less personal.” This is after she tweeted about how she “found out that Philip Morris – yep,…

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Civics, Education, Media, Politics

Lame historical ‘perspective’ on Corona’s impeachment provided by Raul Pangalangan

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Lame historical ‘perspective’ on Corona’s impeachment provided by Raul Pangalangan

I spied some people crowing about the bit of expert “historical perspective” provided by Inquirer.net “columnist” Raul Pangalangan in his recent piece that is given the presumptuous title ‘Save the Constituition from the Court’. I must say, the Inquirer Editor should re-evaluate the mix of writers she employs lest the reputation of the venerable “newspaper”…

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Education, Government, Media

President Noynoy Aquino is just one big conspiracy theorist

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President Noynoy Aquino is just one big conspiracy theorist

In recent days, President Benigno Aquino has indulged himself in a continuous lambasting of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. In his speech at the National Criminal Justice Summit, he practically insulted the Supreme Court Chief Justice for the whole country to see. Now this is what I call power-tripping. He endlessly stated that Corona…

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Education, Government, Politics, Society

In the dark: Why we Filipinos love religion

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In the dark: Why we Filipinos love religion

When you think of the Philippines, what’s the first thing that comes into your mind? Have you ever given it much thought? Do you imagine white beaches, tranquil waters, and unique wildlife? Congratulations, you’re a tourist. Do you imagine chaos, poverty and corruption? If you did, you’re a realist. But if all you think about…

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Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

Do we ditch the scholar in favor of the politician?

Posted on By Ms. Mike Portes 89 Comments on Do we ditch the scholar in favor of the politician?

The news feed was just too hard to ignore, it headlined: “EDSA to be renamed Cory Aquino Avenue?” and it opens with “The House of Representatives is now tackling on first reading a bill seeking to rename Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) to Cory Aquino Avenue.” and ends with “”It would be but a fitting…

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Education, Government, Politics, Society

The truth about Tagalog that James Soriano failed to explain

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The truth about Tagalog that James Soriano failed to explain

William “The Chair Wrecker” Esposo of Philstar.com has joined in the debate about the Philippine national language (or lack of it) in his recent column. This was in response to the controversial and now removed article written by James Soriano from Manila Bulletin. While Esposo rabidly defended our constitutionally mandated national language, Tagalog, he wrote…

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Culture, Development, Education, Society

How a simple question evolved into a heated debate: Is Tagalog a language or a dialect?

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How a simple question evolved into a heated debate: Is Tagalog a language or a dialect?

The answer is simple, Tagalog is a language. Why make such a simple question into something so complex? I believe that the answer lies in the confusion between the definitions of a language and a dialect. We all know what a language is; it’s what we speak everyday to communicate, so let’s take a closer…

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Culture, Education, Society

Why there is no Tagalog word for ‘efficiency’

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Why there is no Tagalog word for ‘efficiency’

Lots of people seem to have, at best, a rather shallow understanding of what I mean when I keep harping about the lack of a concept of “efficiency” in the Tagalog dialect. My simple explanation is that the lack of a concept of efficiency native to (or long embedded in) Tagalog reflects the inherent intellectual…

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Development, Education, Science, Technology