The supposed advantages of computer-based education have been blurred by commercial interests. In this sense, promoting technology as a catch-word to attract would-be students is nothing more than a marketing scheme, designed to lure prospective clients to a substandard education. BY JOHN RAPHAEL FULGAR Philippine Collegian Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 27, August 12-18,…
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EI Letter to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
BY FRED VAN LEEUWEN General Secretary, Education International Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 27, August 12-18, 2007 Her Illustrious Excellency The President of the Philippines Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Malacañang Palace JP Laurel Street, San Miguel Manilla 1005 PHILIPPINES Brussels, 6 August 2007 Your Excellency: I am writing to you on behalf of Education…
Port Landowners ask Batangas Gov’t to Free their Land
At least a hundred landowners of a 40-hectare lot comprising Phase-3 of the Batangas Port are demanding that the provincial government free their land from a five-year moratorium. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 27, August 12-18, 2007 BATANGAS CITY (111 kms. south of Manila)- A lone nipa hut is surrounded by almost dried…
Designs of Deceit: U.P.’s Architectural Pretensions of Modernization
Architecture is not only the art and science of designing space — it is a social statement. And if the recent wave of constructions in UP Diliman (UPD) were indeed any indication, the UP administration seems all geared up towards a pretense of modernization. BY ELISE SOPHIA S. FRANCISCO AND JERRIE M. ABELLA Philippine Collegian…
Peasant Group Asks for Moratorium in Land Rent, Other Relief
The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP or Peasant Movement of the Philippines) called on local government units and landlords to help the farmers most affected by the dry spells that hit the country, either in the form of assistance or a moratorium in land rent. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat Vol. VII, No.…
Think-Tank to ERC: Protect Consumers, Not Meralco Profits
Independent think-tank IBON Foundation calls on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to spare consumers from yet another round of energy rate hikes by denying the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) its petition for tariff increases. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 Independent think-tank IBON Foundation calls on the Energy…
77% of Filipinos Consider Themselves Poor
More than three-fourths of Filipinos rated themselves as poor in the latest survey conducted by independent think-tank IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 More than three-fourths of Filipinos rated themselves as poor in the latest survey conducted by independent think-tank IBON Foundation. Results showed that 76.8…
Arroyo’s Net Satisfaction Falls
More Filipinos were dissatisfied with the performance of President Gloria Arroyo, according to the latest IBON survey. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 More Filipinos were dissatisfied with the performance of President Gloria Arroyo, according to the latest IBON survey. In the July 2007 IBON Survey, conducted from…
71% of Filipinos Give Failing Grade to Arroyo’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
Seven out of ten Filipinos gave President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a failing grade in her anti-corruption efforts, according to the latest IBON Survey. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 Seven out of ten Filipinos gave President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a failing grade in her anti-corruption efforts, according to the latest…
Graveyard shift
Recent trends reveal a new, more disturbing facet of call center employment: members of the academic community, students, graduates, and now, even the faculty, are leaving the university to work in such agencies because of the attractive pay BY MICAELA PAPA AND JERRIE M. ABELLA Philippine Collegian Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII. No. 26, August…
Felixberto Olalia Sr., the Grand Old Man of the Philippine Labor Movement
Mention the names Crisanto Evangelista, Amado V. Hernandez, and Felixberto Olalaia Sr. and one is reminded of the history of the militant workers’ movement in the Philippines. Felixberto Olalia Sr. was instrumental in the rebirth of the militant labor movement during the dark days of Martial Law, the peak of which was the founding of…