Commentaries

Enter the Dragon

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 02:17 AM Vencer Crisostomo

Nahuling namimili ng pirated DVD ang kabarilang Presidential Adviser. Ano kaya ang type niyang panuorin? Teledrama na may halong comedy ala Corona impeachment? O love story / media gimmick ala Noynoy at Grace Lee? O baka action flick sa third world setting ala Bourne Legacy.

Kung may dapat siyang madiskubre, ito ay ang tragedy na tema ng buhay ng nakararami. At sana marealize niya na ang gubyerno nila ay unti-unti nang nagiging horror story.

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Malagim na krimen ang tumambad ngayong taon sa komunidad ng UP Diliman. Bukod sa kriminal, kaltas pondo at maling prayoridad ni Aquino ang salarin. Dahil sa buktot na patakaran, kinulang ang pondo pang operasyon at seguridad ng mga pamantasan. Katarungan para kay Lordei!

SOPA, ACTA, and Piracy

Saturday, 04 February 2012 03:36 PM Santiago Tiongco

Even while getting an internet service provider (ISP) with a reliable download speed is still a challenge in the Philippines, another attack is under way. A couple of days ago, major websites showed condemnation against Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA ), a US intellectual property (IP) law under works i...

5 Things you need to know about the National Cybercrime Bill

Saturday, 04 February 2012 02:08 PM Cocoy

Recently, the National CyberCrime Bill was passed by the Philippine Senate . Across Filipino cyberspace, and in society, there seem to be a great difficulty in explaining what this bill is for ordinary Filipinos . How can an ordinary, non-techie Filipino understand this bill, and the pros and cons bei...

Science-less Grade One

Friday, 03 February 2012 09:13 PM Santiago Tiongco

Mistaken Perspectives and Unimaginative Responses from the DepEd

The DepEd's decision to remove Science as a subject for Grade One students under the K12 program highlights the spirit of transforming education into a perfunctory and mindless process aimed not at cultivating minds but for pedantic qualifi...

Nagpapatuloy ang Sigwa: Ika-42 taong paggunita sa First Quarter Storm

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 11:56 PM Vencer Crisostomo

Youth groups and FQS veterans in Davao commemorate the storm, from Kabataan Partylist Davao

Enero 26, 1970, 42 taon ang nakakaraan, naganap ang isa sa pinakamahalagang pangyayari sa kasaysayan ng pakikibaka ng kabataan at mamamayan --- ang First Quarter Storm (FQS) ng 1970. Niyanig ng malalaking mga pr...

Field trip to hell: UP students harassed, terrorized by military in Pampanga

Monday, 30 January 2012 02:43 PM Vencer Crisostomo

"Akala ko katapusan na namin," said Anton Dulce, 25 year old University of the Philippines student, as he narrated how he, 2 other students and several locals were harassed, interrogated and assaulted by military men in Porac, Pampanga.

Dulce, Marie Gold Villar, and another who refused to be identifie...

Why we need DepEd’s K-12 program

Sunday, 22 January 2012 08:15 PM Jane Uymatiao

“We are the LAST country in Asia and one of only three countries in the world with a 10-year pre-university program.” (Source: SEAMEO Innotech 2011)

This was a statement in one of the K to 12 (K-12) slide handouts distributed by Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro at a media pre...

LP is a party of trapos and opportunists, should change its name to KKK

Sunday, 22 January 2012 07:28 PM Vencer Crisostomo

As the Liberal Party (LP) celebrated its 66 ^th anniversary last Saturday, Noynoy Aquino lauded his party and said the Corona impeachment is one of LP’s “brightest moments.”

This prompted me to post a question on Facebook as a status (a leading one of course):

"Brightest moment" daw ng LP at ng administrasyon...

Replay: Pagkilos ng kabataan at mamamayan noong 2011 sa saliw ng pop songs

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 08:22 PM Vencer Crisostomo

Parang bonggang “ baby you’re a firework” ang naging mga pagkilos ng kabataan at mamamayan para sa pagbabago noong nagdaang taon.

Habang “ everyday I’m shufflin’” at nagkakandarapa ang hikahos na mamamayan, today “I feel like not doing anything” ang Malakanyang sa mga hinaing ng bayan. Kaya naman sawang-sa...

“It’s the Economy, Student” – GMA to PNoy (A Former Student in Economics)

Friday, 13 January 2012 07:38 AM Dine Racoma

“ IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUDENT!” This is the title of ex-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s article that she has written from October to December of last year “…on and off in my spare time during my during my house recuperation, re-hospitalization and hospital detention.” Very similar to the famous “ It’s ...

Violent demolition in San Juan shows how heartless, anti-poor gov’t is

Wednesday, 11 January 2012 04:29 PM Vencer Crisostomo

The violent demolition in Bgy. Corazon De Jesus in San Juan today left hundreds homeless and dozens hurt. At least 18 residents and supporters were also arrested and beaten up by police.

The local government of San Juan, under Cong. JV Ejercito and Mayor Guia Gomez plans to demolish hundreds of house...

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