Regional News This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The rapid economic development of Asia since World War II — starting with Japan, South Korea and Taiw
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Not too long ago, Asians went to the Philippines to obtain top-quality education in many fields ranging from agric
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Some may deride the methodology of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings as mere “Dr. Kwak Kwak”
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines– Top Philippine universities fared poorly in this year’s world rankings as higher education experts noted the link between decli
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Last week I started to analyze the claims of success—Ganito Tayo Noon, Bakit Nagkaganito Ngayon (This was how we w
Read MoreTop Philippine universities fared poorly in this year’s world university rankings by a respected London-based agency—an underwhelming rati
Read MoreThis is a re-posted statement. The MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Commission on High
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release by the DBM. Abad: Proposed Human Resource Dev't Program Reasonable with BPO Potential Budget and Management Secret
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. On the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama was asked about foreign-language education. He responded emphatically,
Read MoreLOCAL think tank Ibon Foundation Inc. estimates that it would cost taxpayers P250 billion in the next 10 years if the government implements its new&
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. Smaller projects first before big-ticket ventures The government plans to start bidding out in the next few weeks contrac
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. PUBLIC-PRIVATE sector partnerships (PPP) have been touted as one way of effectively financing and building public
Read MoreThis is an article repost. We have seen tiny grade school pupils groaning under the weight of their backpacks, with their spinal columns in danger of
Read MoreREMARKS BY AMBASSADOR HARRY K. THOMAS, JR. AT THE ASIA SOCIETY, WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 2011 Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. It is
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE GOVERNMENT has allocated P8 billion from the P1.816-trillion national budget proposed for next year to support public-
Read MoreThis is an article repost. STRUCTURAL CHANGES are necessary if the Philippines is to fully shake off its reputation as Asia’s laggard and grow at a p
Read MoreThis is an article repost. (Delivered during Toastmaster International's District 75 Annual Conference in Manila) Every single day for the past 10 y
Read MoreThis is an article repost. FACT: The number of classrooms cannot keep up with an ever-increasing demand for it. Even if the Department of Education
Read MoreUP & Ateneo are ranked in the Top 50 English-teaching universities in the world. To view the whole list, click here.
Read MoreIrony of ironies. While millions of Filipinos are too poor to even finish basic education, tens of thousands of foreigners are flocking to the Philip
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