Plight of jobless graduates
Like many young workers, she has been unable to access government aid, citing strict qualifications she and others do not meet.
Plight of jobless graduates
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Tinaguriang “hell week” ngayon sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (UPD), pati na sa iba pang unibersidad na may halos kaparehong kalendaryong pang-akademiko. Sa unang dalawang linggo ng Enero 2024, abala ang maraming estudyante sa pagkuha ng pinal na eksaminasyon at pagpasa ng mga kahingian sa kurso (course requirements). Lahat ng pinaghirapan, pinagpuyatan at iniyakan, siyempre’y may katapat na grado.
Pedagogy of the digitally oppressed
Pedagogy of the digitally oppressed
Education is under threat of being reduced into a mastery of prepackaged learning materials that are stored in downloadable files in the web cloud. Discovery of the new in the near future could simply refer to a browsing experience.
Activism and brainwashing: Lessons from Paulo Freire
Activism and brainwashing: Lessons from Paulo Freire
When individuals begin to realize their oppression, they are motivated to act. And when they begin to use the language that is relevant to their lives, it gives them the power to dare and act decisively.
UP profs, students buck unprecedented cuts in liberal units
UP profs, students buck unprecedented cuts in liberal units
“We’re just being retooled to become cheap labor.”
Renewed attacks on IP schools prompt calls for investigation in Congress
Renewed attacks on IP schools prompt calls for investigation in Congress
In Sultan Kudarat, the town mayor, the police and some local govt agencies are bringing the military's counter-insurgency operations to IP schools, forcingout of school over a thousand Dulangan Manobo students.
Sarah Elago | ‘The youth must be leaders of today’
Sarah Elago | ‘The youth must be leaders of today’
Education is a basic right, but why is there a huge number of out-of-school youth? Why is the drop-out rate high?
Youth solon pushes for law banning ‘No permit, no exam’ policy
Youth solon pushes for law banning ‘No permit, no exam’ policy
“There is a need for us to express alarm, since this oppressive policy – which has already been the subject of congressional debates in the past – remains largely in place.”
No one should be forced to go to college just as no one should be forced not to
No one should be forced to go to college just as no one should be forced not to
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Only a few individuals and groups, among the latter the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), took issue with a statement by Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) chair Patricia B. Licuanan last...
Shortages, lack of budget still afflict public school system
Shortages, lack of budget still afflict public school system
Despite government claims that it has been increasing the budget for education, still the public school system is hardly coping with the shortages, and state universities and colleges have been raising tuition, thereby making tertiary education inaccessible for the poor.
Passion for teaching
Passion for teaching
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – John Clifford Sibayan, 19, is following the footsteps of his mother who is a teacher in a public school in Pampanga. “There is nothing like teaching,” Clifford said during an interview. They do not only teach the...
Students, administrators of SUCs troop to Senate budget deliberations
Students, administrators of SUCs troop to Senate budget deliberations
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- John Mark Malquisto, 19, was forced to stop schooling after his grandfather, who shouldered his school needs, died. "I really wanted to study but what can I do? I do not have the resources to send myself to school,"...
Students stage national day of action for education in preparation for Aquino’s Sona
Students stage national day of action for education in preparation for Aquino’s Sona
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Students from all over the country staged a nationally-coordinated walk out on July 19 in preparation for the big protests slated on July 25. President Benigno Aquino III will deliver his second State of the Nation...
Aquino’s Effigy Burned for the First Time; Youth Angry over Education Budget Cut
Aquino’s Effigy Burned for the First Time; Youth Angry over Education Budget Cut
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – For the first time since he became president, Benigno S. Aquino III’s effigy was burned to the ground by thousands of students who gathered at Plaza Miranda in Manila. For the first time since Aquino became president,...
Aquino’s Budget Cut on Education Is Worse Than Arroyo’s – Kabataan Party
Aquino’s Budget Cut on Education Is Worse Than Arroyo’s – Kabataan Party
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
With the massive cuts in the budget for state colleges and universities, students could expect more increases in tuition and other fees. This would make tertiary education more inaccessible to the poor.
Student leaders troop to congress to oppose education budget cuts
Student leaders troop to congress to oppose education budget cuts
NEWS RELEASE September 8, 2010 Student leaders from University of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippine Normal University, Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institue of Science and Technology and national student leaders from National Union...
Campus journalists urge Aquino to spend on education sector instead of on US-based lobbying firm
Campus journalists urge Aquino to spend on education sector instead of on US-based lobbying firm
“If he is doing the right thing, he doesn’t need an expensive US-based lobbying firm. His correct acts will eventually be noticed.” Trina Federis, College Editors Guild of the Philippines national president said. According to a column by journalist Victor Agustin,...
Fewer Children in School, Anomalous and Glitch-ridden Poll Automation Among Arroyo ‘Feats’
Fewer Children in School, Anomalous and Glitch-ridden Poll Automation Among Arroyo ‘Feats’
Special Release June 11, 2010 This is the second of a three-part series of special releases on de facto President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's supposed legacy. The government has allocated P10 million for the celebration of Arroyo's supposed achievements in her...
National Broadband Network: Boon or Bane?
National Broadband Network: Boon or Bane?
Much controversy has surrounded the Arroyo administration's recent proposal to build a national broadband network (NBN) in tandem with a Chinese firm. Reports of corruption are rife; accusations are exchanged between the Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's very...
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