Tag: spain

Re-introduction of Spanish mandated by Arroyo in 2007, trumpeted by BS Aquino today

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

The re-introduction of Spanish into the education system of the Philippines was brought to the fore during the visit of Queen Sofia of Spain this week. Though originally mandated by former President Gloria Arroyo in 2007, President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III happened to be in a convenient position to herald the return of the…

Culture, Economy, Education, Society

Queen Sofia of Spain to visit the Philippines

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 benign0 7 Comments

Queen Sofia of Spain will be in the Philippines from the 2nd through the 6th of July next week. Her Majesty and her husband King Juan Carlos have been the reigning monarchs of Spain since 1975 and have both visited the Philippine in the past in 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2003. They will be the…

Glitz and Glamour

The Philippines is one big SQUANDERED foreign investment

June 30, 2011June 30, 2011 benign0 17 Comments

So we want more foreign investment, do we? Stop to think. How much of it have we already received? Look around and take stock of what exactly it is about “the Philippines” that is of any consequence to anyone that is indigenous in origin. Indeed, the Philippines is one big foreign investment. Much if not…

Culture, Development, Economy

Philippine ‘Independence’ Day on June 12: a desperate claim to a false achievement

May 29, 2011June 9, 2013 benign0 12 Comments

Guess what’s coming up: “Independence” Day. More precisely, it is the could-have-been day of independence unilaterally declared by General Emilio Aguinaldo back on the 12th of June 1898 that we are celebrating this coming 12th of June. Many who see that day as a day that defines “Filipino nationalism” are right. We are a nation…

Culture, Society