LONG LOST in the maze of things is the teaching of good manners and right conduct, a subject incorporated in the curriculum of learners several years ago.
Now that the implementing rules have been prepared and finalized, we can expect that the subject of good manners and right conduct or GMRC, be included in the learners’ curriculum. Fine, indeed.
GMRC has been instilled on learners decades ago where they are required to observe basic values of respect, especially to elders, be they known to them or not. It complements the person’s bearing and personality and enhances the fine relationship between the young and the elderly.
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I remember my elementary school teachers who so painstakingly inculcated on our young minds then the value of respect- for oneself and for others.
First on my list was Ms. Eleuteria Sanguyu who was a disciplinarian in the truest sense of the word. An articulate English speaker, she taught us the fine aspects of public speaking, impromptu and extemporaneous.
Next were the male teachers- Mr. Soliman and Mr. Rodrillo, who taught us the rudiments of Math and Shop work. Also, Mr. Censon for gardening.
Our Grade 6 class adviser at Mabalacat Elementary School was then Ms. Eleuteria Sanguyu (then Paquia).
Her grandson, Schenley Amons Perena Paquia, 22, graduated with Cum Laude honors at UP Diliman with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, major in Communications Research.
The eldest son of Rosan S. Paquia, CPDO head and concurrent Chief of Staff at Mabalacat City hall and Narce P. Paquia, City Budget Officer, was a consistent scholar starting at Don Bosco Academy in Barangay Mabiga, where he obtained his elementary and secondary certificates.
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Worsening incidents of hunger. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles noted the serious hunger incidents in the country may worsen because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the successive typhoons that wreaked havoc on the country last week.
The number of families that has experienced involuntary hunger during the third quarter has increased and reached a record high of 30.7 percent or about 7.6 million households, far higher than the previous record of 23.8 percent in March 2012.
Nograles said: We have to do something to solve the problem of hunger. The Philippines ranked 69th out of the 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index. Why so?
And to think President Duterte has been blabbering about a progressive Philippines and falsely claims we are on the road to progress and economic growth. Ah, baloney!
Looking at the Philippines’ long-term vision under the AmBisyon Natin 2040, it was aimed at making the country a prosperous, middle class society where no one will be poor 20 years from now. Ayayay.
What? Is this achievable? All what the economic managers do is to visualize lofty yet unachievable goals which predictably end up as mere pieces of paper. The Philippines a middle-class society? Tell that to the Marines!