Katotohanan laban sa karamihan

Sa panahon ngayon, mabilis ang daloy ng impormasyon. Kung minsan ay sapat na ang isang viral na video, libo-libong shares, at pagsang-ayon ng karamihan upang magmukhang totoo ang pahayag. Sa social media, ang paulit-ulit na pagpapahayag ng impormasyon na may magkaparehong kaisipan ng iba’t ibang tao ay madaling mapagkamalang katotohanan. Ngunit hindi nasusukat sa dami…

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Pag-aaral nang walang kakulangan

Sa loob ng maraming taon, ang mga mag-aaral ay nagpapatuloy sa susunod na paksa nang hindi lubos na naiintindihan ang mga pangunahing kaalaman. Nasanay sila na may bagong aralin, pagkatapos ay lilipat na agad sa susunod na paksa nang hindi pa nauunawaan nang maigi ang kanilang unang pinag-aralan.  Kapag hindi nauunawaan ang isang pangunahing konsepto,…

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Taught, not thought

The Department of Education should bring schools closer to those suffering in poverty, kids who walk hours just to get to schools are too tired to learn or focus. Other than that, the DepEd should provide more funds for public schools, as our future depends on it — because it does.

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A Chamber Drowned in Spectacle

What should stand as one of the country’s highest democratic institutions has increasingly descended into a theater of contempt — where public hearings become battlegrounds, majority and minority blocs are cast as adversaries rather than colleagues, and governance is drowned out by spectacle. The chamber meant to uphold accountability now risks eroding the very dignity of the institution it claims to defend.

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The Five Ways in a World of Decline

In this day and age of unrelenting conflict, it’s easy to recognize disorder as the brand-new natural state of human affairs. News of abuse of power, greed schemes, failing systems, and war-torn nations begins to surround the world’s every crevice, pointing people to a reality ungrounded, almost as if turmoil is warranted and fit for the now.

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What Reviving Sabah Could Mean

The Philippines’ territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea remains unresolved to this day, continuing to strain the nation and place immense pressure on those at the frontlines. Filipino forces stationed along the borders risk their lives to defend the country’s sovereignty against external threats that are trying to challenge and assert dominance over what is rightfully owned by the Philippine nation.

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