Perspectives

21

Sep

By The Flame Editorial Board

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Perspectives#ML51, Bongbong Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., Martial Law, Proclamation 1081

EDITORIAL: From teachers to whitewashers

WEEKS BEFORE the 51st anniversary of Martial Law, the Department of Education (DepEd) released a memorandum ordering the change of "Diktadurang Marcos (Marcos dictatorship)" to just "Diktadura (dictatorship)" in the Grade 6 Araling Panlipunan syllabus under the Matatag curriculum. DepEd confirmed the existence of the memorandum but clarified that the…

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06

Jun

By Franz Austin V. de Mesa

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Perspectives2023 Solemn Investiture

‘The world needs more Artlets’

by FRANZ AUSTIN V. DE MESA (Full text of the address of thanks by Franz Austin V. De Mesa, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters batch 2023 valedictorian, during the solemn investiture rites on June 5, 2023) Rev. Fr. Rodel S. Cansancio, O.P., our presiding official and member of the…

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14

Dec

By Bless Aubrey Ogerio

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Perspectivesdriving, Gas prices, Oil price hike

Speed Therapy

by BLESS AUBREY OGERIO I WAS 19 when I fulfilled my long-time dream of legally driving a car and obtaining my license. It was the typical midnight drives and fun road trips, getting the most out of my freedom. But as I drive along the journey of growing up, hitting…

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13

Dec

By Patrick Miguel

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Perspectivesactivism, social media

How far will #hashtags go?

by PATRICK V. MIGUEL WE LIKE the idea that we are contributing to the betterment of society. And when you are stuck at home during a pandemic, the best place to do this is in the expansive digital architecture of social media. A landscape that has become a dump of…

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12

Dec

By Lila Victoria Reyes

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Perspectives

The Imedification of Filipino Women

by LILA F. MORTEL BEFORE OLIVIA Rodrigo and Heart Evangelista, we had Imelda Marcos. As a dictator’s wife and a beauty in her own right, she shocked the international community with her shoes, personality, and most, unfortunately, indiscretions. With news features of her ostentatious lifestyle came criticism from all forms,…

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10

Dec

By Fatima Baduria

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Perspectivesfeminism, women empowerment

We are women beings

by Fatima Baduria GOING BACK to normal after a stretched time indoors should be exciting, but “normal” has always been different for us women.  It does not always mean “okay.” Merriam-Webster would characterize normal as “usual, typical, or routine.” It is expected, something adhering to a pattern. And the pattern…

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08

Dec

By Samantha Argonza

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PerspectivesBatanes, online classes

Education in Isolation

by Samantha Z. Argonza ACROSS THE tides of survival in the northernmost stretch of the Philippines is an island province that only had its first LTE connection in 2018. Adjusting throughout the pandemic has become a challenge in a process of reassessment.  In-person classes are resuming  gradually, yet it took…

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06

Dec

By The Flame Editorial Board

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Perspectives

Editorial: How many more excuses?

DURING THE onset of the pandemic two years ago, students rallied on social media using the hashtags #NoToOnlineClasses and #NoStudentsLeftBehind. However, the spread of COVID-19 left schools with no choice but to shift to distance learning and to hold online classes. No thanks to the country’s unreliable internet services and…

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11

Jun

By Rhen Dave Rafael

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Perspectives

‘Be at the forefront of bearing witness, telling the truth, and pursuing social justice’

By RHEN DAVE RAFAEL  (FULL TEXT: Message of Thanks by Rhen Dave Rafael, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters batch 2022 valedictorian, during the Solemn Investiture on June 11, 2022) Post-truth. Adjective. A 2016-Oxford Word of the Year “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential…

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21

Dec

By Theriz Lizel Silvano

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Perspectives

My best friend is an anti-vaxxer; what should I do?

By Theriz Lizel R. Silvano When the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines first arrived in our borders last February, I remember releasing a long sigh of relief. I consider vaccines a great achievement,  a beacon of hope in a time of uncertainty. I had only read little information about the vaccines during…

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