“Malacañang will pay tribute to Filipino teachers through the Konsyerto sa Palasyo on Oct. 1, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced.”
Ummm.. salary increase? More classrooms? Additional benefits? Less workload?
#Philippines #education #politics
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/09/18/2297156/palace-honor-teachers-concert-october-1
#politics
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Returning from the farmer’s market, I found this alarming rubber mask in my shopping cart…
So, I took it as a sign to make a short #video reminding people of an anthology I am in calling for people to wake up and Dump Trump:
https://youtube.com/shorts/6MMp1e--FoI?si=FbzgG6csd1KeXnAw
@bookstodon #books #bookstodon #book #politics #usa #gop #donaldtrump #Republicans #fascism #authoritarianism #activism
Fascinating book about the tyrannical sympathies of philosophers who ought to know better...
@bookstodon #books #bookstodon #politics #philosophy #news #reading #ethics
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“Although a big majority of adult Filipinos still believe the country is “headed in the right direction,” Octa Research noted there has a been a steady decline in this opinion since its October 2022 survey. In its latest poll conducted July 22-26, 72% or seven in 10 adult Filipinos believed the country was “headed in the right direction.” Octa Research said this was a 4-point dip from the last survey conducted in March.”
#philippines #politics
https://www.rappler.com/nation/fewer-filipinos-believe-philipines-headed-right-direction-octa-research-survey-july-2023/
Good news!
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion.
#Philippines #politics #TootSEA
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1830222/nobel-laureate-maria-ressa-acquitted-of-tax-evasion
I've reviewed Norman Solomon's 'War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine': https://niklas.reviews/2023/09/08/norman-solomon-war-made-invisible/
#book #BookReview #review #war #politics #NonFiction @bookstodon
"The termination of her appointment could only be expected as she clearly does not support the administration and its programs for nation-building"
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While ERCOT begged Texans to conserve power, the state paid $31 million to Riot, a bitcoin miner, to cut its energy use, leading to record profits for the company.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-bitcoin-riot-ercot-grid-energy-18352398.php
[In This Economy] The bad economics of Marcos’ rice price ceilings
#philippines #economics #politics
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/in-this-economy-bad-economics-bongbong-marcos-rice-price-ceilings/
Isnt she exhausted with all the mental gymnastics she does to justify confidential funds in the Department of Education?
https://www.rappler.com/nation/sara-duterte-says-work-easier-ovp-confidential-funds/
High drop-out rates = Let’s make it harder for them to get free college education. 🤡
What a joke.
#Phlippines #education #politics
https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/2/dof-free-college-educ-only-for-deserving-students
The fisherfolk group Pamalakaya on Friday rejected the 10-dash line map that shows China’s boundaries in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Texas House Bill 900, the book rating bill known as the READERS Act, has been paused by a U.S. District Judge after a coalition of booksellers sued, calling the book a violation of the First Amendment.
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-book-rating-law-hold-18341177.php
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