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Opening of classes
AFTER a long break, more than 20 million students troop to the country’s 41,769 public elementary and secondary schools and to 7,989 private schools to begin anew the structured and formal day-to-day grind of learning. This year’s number of students is 2 million more than last year’s 18 million, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).
No education quick-fix but we’re working
WE don’t have to make a spat out of the wage issue because all stakeholders agree that we have to preserve jobs and create more, and accord some relief to our workers while keeping inflation under control. Any wage hikes would definitely be most welcome but these have to be worked out over a harmonious and well-balanced industrial environment for investors, workers, and jobseekers. We maintain that earnest and effective dialogues can be had under the auspices of the regional tripartite boards and this is being proactively pursued in the interest of both economic stability and social amelioration.
The name of the rose
IN its raging dispute with Banco Filipino, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is claiming that it’s not the successor-in-interest of the Central Bank of the Philippines.
Quality education remains a phantom
THE big to-do over the crying shortage of classrooms with the school opening just a week away reminds one of the Martial Law days when such a shortage was a minor problem.
World Environment Day: Don’t desert drylands!
WORLD Environment Day was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Another resolution adopted on the same day created the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), which serves as a testament to the commitment of member countries of the UN to preserve and enhance the environment and promote worldwide awareness of the environment to enhance political attention and action.
A political miracle on June 9?
THE great miracle of our time: Frank Drilon turns over the Senate presidency to Manny Villar without a fuss as per gentleman’s agreement.
General Antonio Luna 107th Death Anniversary
THE 1896 Revolution saw entire families – brothers, fathers, and sons, etc. – in the forefront of the struggle for freedom. Foremost among these families were the Luna brothers – Juan, Joaquin, and Antonio. The first two used art while Antonio used arms in their fight for independence.
Overheard remarks
PURE naivete and credulity, while others sounded blunt and often tactless characterized the statements uttered by some personalities last week. Deliberate or not, the remarks all be quoted over and over during the weekdays.
Parable of the tenants
JESUS began to speak to [the chief priests, the scribes and the elders] in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and left on a journey. At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants to obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. Again he sent them another servant. And that one they beat over the head and treated shamefully. He sent yet another whom they killed. So, too, many others; some they beat, others they killed. He had one other to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they seized him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. What [then] will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, put the tenants to death, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture passage:
Raising productivity
MOST of us are so focused on the short term that we often forget what the economic aspect of progress really entails: That it is all about raising productivity.
Reforming criminal justice system
Wage hike drives a wedge; paging ‘Teacher Gloria!’
MALACAÑANG has called for immediate wage consultations after the House of Representatives unexpectedly passed a R125 across-the board daily wage increase for the country’s workers.
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