CRUZ, Hailey M.

(EDITORIAL - AZURE)
MATATAG Curriculum*
WHAT – Pagbabago ng kurikulum mula sa ika-una hanggang ika-10 na baitang (mula sa pitong
asignatura hanggang sa lima nalang [Language, Reading and Literacy, Mathematics, Makabansa,
GMRC]), at pag pokus sa Ingles (matatanggal ang asignaturang Agham at matatanggal ang
pokus sa Mother Tongue o Filipino na asignatura)
WHY – Ayon sa DepEd, boses ko, at iyo; Outdated na ang K-10 sa Pilipinas, ang mga estudyante
ay nahihirapan (depression, congestion “makarga, mabigat, at hindi pokus”), kahit sa dami ng
asignatura- napagiiwanan pa rin tayo, mas nakakawawa ang estudyante at guro (hybrid learning),
at hindi lahat ng natuturo ay nagagamit.
- WB: PH ‘learning poverty’ among highest in region mula sa INQUIRER.NET (marami
pa ring hindi nakakabasa saatin)
- K-12 program’s aim on enabling employment ‘remains a promise’ – VP Duterte mula sa
Manila Bulletin (mga nakatapos ng mataas na paaralan o high school ay hindi pa rin
nakakakuha ng trabaho)
- Weak basic education threatens PHL economic growth, future workforce mula sa
BusinessWorld (ang Pilipinas ay ika-77 mula sa 81 na bansang lumahok sa sarbey na
tumukoy sa kagalingan ng tao sa bansa sa asignaturang Matematika, Agham, at
Pagbabasa)
WHEN – Inanunsiyo nuong Agosto 10, 2023, magsisimula sa 2024 at ito ay “phased” (sunod-
suno hanggang 2027 para makapaghanda muna ang mga etsudyante sa pagbabago)
WHO/WHERE – Mula kay Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary at Bise-Presidente Sara
Duterte para sa mga estudyante ng ika-una hanggang ika-10 na baitang sa Pilipinas

Use of AI in Education* or Digitization of Libraries

WHAT – Ang pag gamit sa AI or Artificial Intelligence, sa madaling salita, ay ang pag gamit ng
teknolohiya at mga gadyet sa pag aaral ng estudyante
- Pros: Mabisa, mabilis, mas masaya, mas malakas na suporta, mas madaming
impormasyon, at ito ay simbolo ng pag sulong ng makabagong panahon
- Cons: Problema sa badyet, pag gamit ng kodigo, ang pag-asa ng estudyante sa internet
imbis na hamunin ang sarili, “handa naba ang Pilipinas?”
WHY – Pag sulong sa makabagong panahon at kakunting pag putol sa mga puno para sa mga
pisikal na kagamitan katulad ng lapis, kuwaderno, at mga libro
WHEN/WHERE/WHO – Kadalasan sa USA
 “EOP” English Only Policy
WHAT – Pag implementa ng batas sa iskwelahan na nagbabawal ang pagsasalita ng ibang
lengguwahe o “vernacular” sa halos 99% na kalagayan
WHEN – Mas pina-strikto ang pag-implementa ngayong taon ng paaralang 2023-2024 (matagal
ng andito, hindi lang nabibigyang-diin)
WHERE – The Quantum Academy Inc. (TQA)
HOW – Ipinalabas ang “infraction slips/sheets” sa mga lumalabag rito
WHY – Upang mas mapabuti ang pagsasalita, pagbabasa, pagsusulat, at tiwala sa sarili sa wikang
Ingles
- WB: PH ‘learning poverty’ among highest in region mula sa INQUIRER.NET (marami
pa ring hindi nakakabasa saatin)
- Weak basic education threatens PHL economic growth, future workforce mula sa
BusinessWorld (ang Pilipinas ay ika-77 mula sa 81 na bansang lumahok sa sarbey na
tumukoy sa kagalingan ng tao sa bansa sa asignaturang Matematika, Agham, at
Pagbabasa)
WHO – Mula sa Ingles na Deparmento, Ingles na guro, Ginong Froilan Aguring para sa mga
estudyante ng TQA

Jeepney Modernization Program*

WHAT – Ang pagtatangka ng Gobyernong siguraduhin na ang mga jeepney, isang pampublikong
sakayan, ay hindi sira, gumagana pa, at hindi nakakasira, “paano mababayaran ng mga tsuper”
- Lumang jeepney: P500,000
- Bago: P1,000,000-3,000,000 (ang mga tsuper ay kakailanganing makakita ng anim
hanggang pitong libo araw-araw para makaya ito) mula sa
- INQUIRER.NET [Modern jeepneys’ cost may push drivers to earn P6K daily – solon]
WHO – Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at dating Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief
Arthur Tugade sa pamamagitan ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa mga tsuper ng jeep
sa Pilipinas
WHEN – taong 2017 hanggang ngayon
WHERE - Pilipinas
WHY – Luma na ang jeep, hindi maganda sa kalikasan
- PROS: Maganda sa kalikasan, siguradong ligtas, “better commuting experience”
- CONS: Sino ang magpopondo, hindi kakayanin ng badyet ng tsuper
- “In March, various jeepney operators and drivers conducted a transport strike to protest
the phaseout of traditional jeepneys and the June 30 deadline to consolidate into
cooperatives. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) then
agreed to move the deadline to Dec. 31 to give transport workers more time to meet the
program’s requirements.” Jeepney modernization program: Drivers have a steep price to
pay mula sa Philstar (minensiyon rin nila ang P160,000-260,000 na subsidy ng gobyerno)
HOW – Inaatasang bumili ng mga modernong jeepneys ang mga tsuper

Charter Change in the Philippines*

“People of the Philippines vs. Charter Change” Philstar
There are many strong reasons why the people should rise against the politicians and tell them:
Stop using the name of the people to push for your selfish political agenda. Focus on the real
problems of poverty, corruption, social injustice, threats to national security, crime, climate
change, and preparation of the next major calamity and disaster.
First, there is no need to alter, modify, amend, revise or play dirty political games with our most
fundamental law. Any amendment will not attract many investors for as long as corruption
continues unabated in all levels of government, from the barangays to the highest echelons of the
bureaucracy. Constitutional amendment will not solve the poverty of Filipinos. Cha-Cha will not
enhance our national defense of our territories. It will not arrest the deteriorating crime situation
and the resurgence of drugs. Cha-Cha is not a panacea to address all the socio-economic and
political and cultural maladies.
Second, the whole nation will reap no benefit from any Charter Change (Cha-Cha). Any
amendment will have no direct impact on the lives of the masses. They will continue to suffer in
unemployment, homelessness, and lack of adequate food, clean water, affordable healthcare, and
access to quality education. Cha-Cha will only benefit foreign capitalists who have no care and
compassion for the working class. Any change in our fundamental law will only cater to the
selfish motives of proponents who may include provisions that exacerbate the monopolies of
lands, natural resources, and the control of our economy.
Third, the Philippine government cannot afford the tremendous financial and other costs of
implementing a Cha-Cha. The country has an outstanding national debt of no less than ?14
trillion and if we should borrow again to finance the procedures of Cha-Cha, then our debt to
GDP ratio shall continue to deteriorate and that means very bad to our overall economic
situation. There is also the more pernicious cost of any Cha-Cha: it will divide our people
between those who are for Cha-Cha and those who are against. That political exercise gain shall
exacerbate the fragmentation of the Filipinos.
The proposed change is disguised only as economic. The hidden agenda however is really to
make our government parliamentary and thus install the House speaker as head of government
by anointing him as prime minister, and the president as head of state. The two cousins shall run
the whole nation and there shall be no more term limits. That would be worse than declaring
martial law. This nation will regret it again. Trapos will have their cakes and eat them too. The
people shall continue to suffer and the politicians’ hold on power shall become more entrenched.
It is thus vital that we, the people, should stand up and say no to these trapos. If, in the past, we
have always been taken for a ride, this time we shall reclaim command of our own lives. Let us
expose this grand travesty against the people and reject this treachery against the nation. We
should rise as one, united masses of Filipinos who refuse to be made fools again. Let us dump all
pro- Cha-Cha in the next polls and elect the truly deserving ones.
Let us reject these trapos who are becoming heavy burdens to the Filipinos. They should go
home to where they come from and let the truly righteous and competent lead us all to national
deliverance and salvation.
“The Latest Attempt at Charter Change in the Philippines: Prospects and Concerns”
ConstitutionNet
The latest attempt at amending the Constitution is not without its own set of concerns. First,
neither the President nor the Senate has expressed support for any campaign to amend the
Constitution. The President said that constitutional amendment was not his priority, while the
Senate President, as of writing, has stated that the project is a waste of time as the Senate does
not have the needed votes to pass it. He also said that the amendment will derail the enactment of
priority legislative measures. Second, business groups have urged lawmakers to reconsider their
bid for a constitutional convention, saying that it is a “potentially disruptive proposal” that may
drive away investors and mute the gains of the government’s economic reforms. Third,
proponents of constitutional amendments cannot point to any study supporting the view that
certain provisions of the Constitution deter the inflow of foreign direct investments.
Fourth, the proposal calls for a “hybrid” constitutional convention because there would be
a combination of elected and appointed delegates. However, a hybrid constitutional convention
does not conform with the Constitution, which provides that, “Any amendment to, or revision of,
this Constitution may be proposed by: (1) The Congress, upon a vote of three-fourths of all its
Members; or (2) A constitutional convention.” Amendments can also be proposed via citizens’
initiative.