Today’s Editorials & Cartoons: EX-CABINET MEMBERS OF FVR BACK ROBREDO – THE MANILA TIMES
The Editor
PHILIPPINES
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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“Without urgent action and increased investment, the COVID-19 and pre-existing learning crisis could turn into a learning catastrophe … We must reopen schools for in-person learning as soon as possible, and we must immediately address the gaps in learning this pandemic has created. Unless we do, some children may never catch up,” said Unicef.
Read more: https://opinion.inquirer.net/148728/learning-catastrophe
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COMMENT:
With proper safeguard DEPED can conduct face2face classes if only the bright people of the agency will use their coconuts how to handle / go about it and not just issue directives and orders.. HOY mag isip naman kayu mga tamad kayu…
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EDITORIAL- EX-CABINET MEMBERS OF FVR BACK ROBREDO
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FORMER top officials of President Fidel V. Ramos‘ government pledged to support Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo’s bid for the presidency.
The 23 ex-officials included 14 former Cabinet heads.
In a statement released on Thursday, they said they “believe that the country sorely needs a leader who will inspire unity, solidarity and teamwork in the government and among all Filipinos.”
The leader must also “empower our people, especially the disadvantaged and marginalized in society; and bring out the best of servant leadership in government officials and public servants by being the foremost example of integrity, dedication, professionalism, level-headedness, statesmanship, pursuit of excellence, hard work, and true caring and sharing for our fellow Filipinos,” they said.
Robredo, they added, “is the only presidential candidate who possesses the above-described qualities and who can credibly lead us Filipinos closer toward that dream.”
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The Philippine Star
EDITORIAL – Academic health break
Just when the country was preparing to expand the resumption of limited face-to-face education, a fresh wave of COVID infections has forced the suspension of classes. As COVID cases surged in the past two weeks, educators asked for a timeout, for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The “academic health break” is a reminder that teachers are also frontliners in this pandemic, and face health risks as in-person classes gradually resume.
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The pandemic has forced about two million students to stay out of school. That’s a large number of youths who must not be permanently left behind in their formal education. Quarantines and distance learning for nearly two years now have also taken a toll on the mental health of educators and learners alike. All these problems will have to be addressed as the country struggles to normalize education.
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Pilipino Star Ngayon
Editoryal – ‘No vax, no entry’
Simula Pebrero 16, lahat nang dayuhan na papasok sa bansa ay kinakailangang magpakita ng katibayan na sila ay bakunado laban sa COVID-19. Ayon sa Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), bukod sa proof nang pagiging bakunado, nararapat ding magpresenta ng negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test na kinuha sa loob ng 48 oras mula nang umalis sa bansang pinagmulan. Lahat umano ng mga dayuhan na hindi makakapagsumite ng mga kailangang dokumento ay hindi papayagang makapasok sa bansa.
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The Straits Times says:
A win-win for art and audienc
1.16.22
Art created from the biorhythms of mushrooms is just one of more than 130 art events happening at Singapore Art Week (SAW) which kicked off this weekend. The 10th edition of the annual event has come a long way. The first edition in 2013 was created as a way to build on momentum in the arts scene. With the Art Stage Singapore and Gillman Barracks building buzz for Singapore as an international arts hub for collectors and galleries, SAW was seen then as a way to enhance the ecosystem for economic gains. The arts landscape today is different, no thanks to the coronavirus pandemic which had closed borders and made travel nigh on impossible. This might, on first blush, negate the importance of holding as massive an event such as SAW.
But SAW can, in fact, fulfil other pressing needs in the community. The past two years have accelerated some trends in the arts. The Future of Arts and Culture report last week noted that one key shift for arts and culture is away from the realm of entertainment towards social impact, creating social value and wellness. This shift has been happening in Singapore where community arts is no longer regarded as the poor cousin to serious art-making, and proper attention is being paid to how the arts can contribute substantively to everything from health and well-being to raising social consciousness.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/a-win-win-for-art-and-audiences
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BANGKOK POST
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EDITORIAL COLUMN
Retirement no mere snooze
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Besides better internal policies promoting savings from a young age and some form of social security access for the workforce, including labourers, rapidly ageing societies must also look outwards for help. Thailand should make the most of its international reputation as a great destination for remote work, business, and retirement to boost its pension fund. Give people who have disposable incomes and want to live and spend here a headache-free legal option, incentivise spending, and collect tax to not only boost the economy but also improve the pension system. After all, should Thailand not also be a good place for the average Thai to retire in as well?
READ MORE: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2248151/retirement-no-mere-snooze
ASEAN Countries ranked #1 in best places to retire… just that’s it.
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