The 105th since the Declaration in Kawit, Cavite by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. The 77th year after the US flag was lowered and the Philippine flag raised in Luneta by President Manuel Roxas (actually on July 4, 1945). So that our young Filipino students know our history, the Katipuneros revolted against the Spanish masters to takeContinue reading “Independence Day, 2023”
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RETHINKING PHILIPPNE BASIC EDUCATION
A series of Essays on Basic Education by Juan Miguel Luz[1] Fellow, FEU Public Policy Forum Philippine Basic Education is not in good shape. While more Filipino kids are entering Grade 1 these days, too many are dropping out before completion of the entire K-12 cycle. Worse, of those completing the cycle, the levelsContinue reading “RETHINKING PHILIPPNE BASIC EDUCATION”
WHEN POPULISM UNDERMINES RULE OF LAW: The President attacks Mega Manila’s Private Water Agreement and what consequences this might have
COMMENTARY (December 15, 2019) J. M. Luz NOTE: Facts and figures from a case written by J. M. Luz and M. L. Melosantos for an ADB case book, “Good Practices for Urban Water Management in Asia” (2012). The outburst of the president on the situation involving the two Metro Manila water concessionaires and his threatContinue reading “WHEN POPULISM UNDERMINES RULE OF LAW: The President attacks Mega Manila’s Private Water Agreement and what consequences this might have”
RESPONDING TO THE PISA 2018 RESULTS: Using this to set an Olympic Goal for Philippine Education
COMMENTARY (December 7, 2019) J. M. Luz NOTE: Published in Rappler online, December 9, 2019. The 2018 PISA results have been released for the Philippines and the results are dismal. Test results for the country’s 15-year olds randomly tested as a group scored the country lowest among the 79 countries tested in Reading literacy andContinue reading “RESPONDING TO THE PISA 2018 RESULTS: Using this to set an Olympic Goal for Philippine Education”
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