By Butch Hernandez
 
In every document on education reform that I’ve read and in practically every education quality forum that I’ve attended, the pivotal role of the community is always emphasized. For example, Key Reform Thrust 1 of the Department of Education’s Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda says that “if schools are to deliver better outcomes […]

Much has happened since we launched the 57-75 Movement three years ago and we are proud to share with you some of the many accomplishments of our local education alliances:
57-75 Local Alliances have had several capability- and institutional-building activities, all geared at enhancing their work so that they respond effectively to the needs of their […]

“It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.”
– Dr. Jose Rizal. Hero. Teacher.

Celebrate the lives and work of those most instrumental in shaping our youth for a better future!
The simplest way […]

In the wake of the disastrous Typhoon Ondoy, our e-news for this week will focus primarily on how to provide help to the typhoon victims.
 
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Education Revolution Commentary by Butch Hernandez
 
 
The Presidential Elections are just a year away, and the Philippines is being asked to dance again. Whether it’s the cha-cha or the rigodon, only time and political vagaries will tell.
Presidential aspirants will vie for our support through a variety of ways and with rising stridency as Election Day […]

Education reform now!
We need an education president!
We need an education government!
Must be a priority, must be the priority!
 
Education Nation is a national movement for education reform.  It shall build the broadest ever constituency for education reform now.
Education Nation shall define a common 10-point Philippine Education Reform Agenda to push forward once and for all.  […]

 
Ramon del Rosario, Jr.
Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility 2008
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore, 21 November 2008
 

A very pleasant good morning to all!
Allow me to start by thanking all of you for giving me this opportunity to address you this morning.
In September 2006, when Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) was launched, I outlined […]

A Statement for Philippine Education

We are sailing through a raging typhoon. Prices of rice and food have risen rapidly, pushing many poor Filipinos even deeper into poverty and malnutrition. Prices of oil and power are at record high levels, signaling even greater hardship to businesses and consumers alike. Global economic growth is slowing, […]

By Joel Pagsanghan
Why do we Filipinos always have to rely on “heroes” and singular events like the People Power revolutions in order to effect positive change in the country? Part of the answer is that, over the past decades, we have not devoted focused, sustained attention to reforming the dysfunctional “incentive structure” in our […]

 The headline story on the January 3 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer features Education Secretary Jesli Lapus’s concern over the quality of education in the country being in the poorest state it has ever been. Adding, “The problem is systemic. The entire system is [seriously affected],” Secretary Lapus goes on to very candidly […]