Sinulat ko ito noong 2003 para sa Tinig. Katatapos lamang ng malaking pagkilos sa Luneta laban sa napipintong gerang agresyon ng Estados Unidos sa Gitnang Silangan. Pinangunahan ang pagkilos ng mga taong-simbahan at ni dating Bise Presidente Tito Guingona. Heto ang litrato ko sa Luneta. Kasama kong nagsalita noon para sa mga kabataan ay si [...]
February 18, 2009 – 5:25 pm
The Philippines is dominated by young people aged 13-35. Almost 20 million are enrolled in schools; 10 million are out-of-school youth; and 12 million are part of the labor force. The Constitution, which recognizes the important role of young Filipinos in nation-building, guarantees the protection of the youth’s welfare. But the government continues to implement [...]
January 6, 2009 – 12:20 pm
Those born in the 1920s became the combatants and victims of the Second World War. Both the rich and poor left their families in order to fight the Japanese army. The arrival of the war gave them no option. The sudden Japanese invasion overwhelmed everybody, including the American masters. There was little or no time [...]
Links: Bangkok is polluted but its “green.” Street food of Vietnam. Krupuk, or fried fish cracker in Indonesia. Assessing the western media coverage of Fiji. Ininterbyu ko si Amirah noong 2003 para sa The Filipino Student, opisyal na publikasyon ng National Union of Students of the Philippines. Heto ang ilan sa mga tanong-sagot na pinagbatayan [...]
November 8, 2007 – 1:45 pm
I felt sad after reading the story of Marianette Amper. It shows the extent of hopelessness in Philippine society…. The Philippines is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Every administration has committed to building a child-friendly society where children are "nurtured and allowed to grow and develop in dignity." More [...]
October 12, 2007 – 12:09 am
Bloggers Kapihan 2.0: Blog Ed 101. Teaching, learning and blogging. Please attend: October 13, Saturday, 1:30-4:30 pm, Ramon Magsaysay High School (in front of Nepa Q-Mart EDSA). A long long time ago, in a land where Wyatt Erap was still the kingpin of the hill, there emerged two camps of young cowboys which entertained and [...]
August 22, 2007 – 10:33 am
Below is my article published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer four years ago. This piece was discussed in the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business through Dean Philip Juico who is my neighbor. I am publishing this in my blog in reaction to Mayor Fred Lim’s order to demolish street basketball courts. (Believe [...]
A week before the official opening of the 14th Congress, politicians are squabbling over the leadership positions in both chambers. This is unfortunate since there are more important national concerns that need to be addressed by Congress. It is better if politicians are debating on appropriate legislative solutions to key social problems. Party caucuses should [...]
Friends, relatives and comrades have been asking me about the status of Kabataan Partylist. I could not give a categorical answer. The canvassing is really slow and it is really difficult to ascertain the number of votes we will get. We have already documented cases of vote-shaving and other instances of fraud which may affect [...]
Thank you Arkibong Bayan for this feature on Kabataan partylist. By the way, Aangat Tayo partylist is very very close to Congressman (and soon to be Governor) Harlin Abayon of Northern Samar. I wrote the following article more than six years ago for Tinig…. Madalas itanong ng aking kapatid kung ano daw ang aking napapala [...]
