Educational Problems In The Philippines

Aklan LGUs gets electronic trikes

KALIBO, Aklan, Philippines (PIA) — Winace Holdings Phils., Inc.-Technoscrat Corp. president Leonardo Cruz recently turned over two solar and battery operated electric tricycles to the Aklan provincial government and Malay town in a turnover ceremony attended by Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez, Malay Mayor John P. Yap and KASANGGA party-list Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. who facilitated the turnover of the e-trikes.

“The e-trike is an invention that should have been made long ago. They’re a good livelihood source and will solve problems caused by climate change as they don’t emit carbon dioxide,” Marquez told members of Aklan’s transport groups.

Samar indigents get Philhealth cards

BORONGAN, Eastern Samar (PIA) — In line with government’s agenda in providing universal health care for Filipinos, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) turned over 24,203 PhilHealth ID card with Member Data Records (MDRs) to 22 municipalities and one city in Eastern Samar.

The ID cards were turned over by Acisclo B. Militante, Division Chief, Field Operations Division, of PhilHealth-Region 8 and Josephine B. Mosquisa, Chief Social Insurance Officer, PhilHealth Borongan to Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO) Gil A. Rebamuntan, in behalf of Governor Conrado B. Nicart Jr. Antique to get weather station

SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) — A weather station is being built in Brgy. Pangpang, Sibalom town, Antique province in a lot owned by the provincial government with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) providing it with forecasting instruments.

Provincial Agriculturist Nick Calawag said the station will provide local and reliable weather forecast that could help in disaster preparedness, mitigation and risk management in agriculture. He also underlined the importance of localized weather forecast for the local fisherfolks. Leyte REDD Plus campaign on

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte (PIA) — The foreign-funded campaign Reducing Emission from Deforestation of Forest Degradation (REDD) Plus is now gaining ground as various activities by participating local government units here are underway.

Southern Leyte and Panay Island which are the two pilot areas for the REDD Plus in the country has been tapping people’s organizations particularly among Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) areas in the province. Carbon stocks inventory were undertaken in mountain ranges covering Silago, Sogod, Bontoc, and Tomas Oppus towns and Maasin City in Southern Leyte.

Filipino Culture And Education In The Philippines

I’ve been trying to understand something about the Filipino I know and I’m not sure if it is part of Filipino culture . It is something I often see. Is the education deficient? I often see a lack of knowledge in certain aspects of life in general. The two chief areas that I’ve been curious about are medical information and environment. I think a high rate of poverty is part of it but I do think it is in part due to Filipino culture . One thing I’m sure of it is not stupidity. When a foreigner insinuates that it gets my blood boiling. It really shouldn’t though, I should forgive the foreigners stupidity.

About two days ago, Jessie told me that “Cheryl’s baby stops breathing and turns white?”  The baby is less than two months. Cheryl is 18 years old, a brand new mother as her baby is only two months old. Cheryl is a very sweet girl.  Cheryl is uneducated and quite poor.

Jessie is 32, educated and not poor by Filipino standards. Jessie finished two years of college, comes from a family of school teachers, accountants and a politician here or there. Her brother is a Barangay captain. A middle class family. Jessie is a mother of three.

Neither of these two women knew about sudden infant mortality or crib death!  I have been trying to come to terms with that. I learned about sudden infant mortality when I was about 12 from watching Marcus Welby MD. You’ll need to be above 40 to know what that show was about.

Then there were the numerous TV campaigns that ran in the 70′s and 80′s about the problem. Parents often feel so guilty and the doctors have to consider child abuse in such cases so that compounds that sad aspect of this.

Then there are child birthing classes where more is taught on this. Since that happened more than 30 years ago for me, I have forgotten much. I told Jessie to look it up on the web as I remember there were some things that could be done to reduce the risk. I didn’t remember what though.

I was so glad when my children reached 2 years because I’m a worry wart and I was always afraid of it.

So I was baffled by neither of them knowing anything about this syndrome. I began to think of what I know about Filipino culture . Though there is no real answers there, I did come up with a couple of ideas.

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