Archive for January, 2008
2008
On Breastmilks
Two Questions:
1. Why can’t we seem to regulate “the aggressive and unethical marketing of breast milk substitutes” in the country if it doesn’t promote the well being of our infants?
2. Who is really to blame in the deaths of thousands of babies as pointed out by the World Health Organization (WHO)?
On question number one, the answer is clear and simple because there is no law that is powerful enough to regulate the proliferation of infant formulas backed by powerful advertising and multi-national companies.
2008
The mystery that was Mendiola
Back in 1987 Jan. 22, thousands of farmers stormed out to protest and demand from the government genuine land reform.
It did happen – Thousands stormed the streets headed by The Kilusang Magbubukid Ng Pilipinas (KMP).
They were met with indiscriminate strafing of the military and such taking the lives of thirteen farmers and leaving hundreds either traumatized or wounded.
While the episode is etched in history as one of the foremost blunder of a government created from the first People Power which boasts of a genuine revolution from the masses, this experience created more questions than what one can imagine of the left.
2008
The Haunting of the Philippines
A specter is haunting the Philippines today.
In this age of microchip technology where almost everyone is dependent on computers and the internet we have come to a position of unequal opportunities for our children. To those that are adept at understanding the complexities of a computer and the power of information presented by the internet, they shall be aptly called gifted. While those that are inept and incapable of realizing the power of those above shall be relegated to the dustbins of history.
2008
On Sikolohiyang Pilipino
Question: Explore the Tenets of Sikolohiyang Pilipino and explain how they are relevant to our current realities in the Philippines. Also, investigate the role of psychology and psychologists in addressing the problems in developing countries.
“Ikaw ba’y nalulungkot? Ikaw ba’y nag-iisa? Walang kaibigan… Walang kasama… Ikaw ba’y nalilito? Pag-iisip mo’y nagugulo? Sa buhay ng tao… Sa takbo ng buhay mo… Ikaw ba’y isang mayaman O ika’y isang mahirap lang? Sino sa inyong dalawa ang mas nahihirapan?



