This coming Thursday, March 2, 2000, Dr. Francisco Nemenzo Jr. will be formally installed as the 18th president of the University of the Philippines. The investiture ceremony, by which heads of universities are given the traditional insignia of their office, is feudal and ecclesiastical in origin. Dodong Nemenzo, the Marxist scholar and activist, is right … Read more
Every new government is a reminder of old mistakes. We fail to retain even the plainest lessons. That a popular leader is not necessarily a good leader. That we cannot expect honest people who join government to ultimately prevail over a corrupt system. That there are no shortcuts to good governance; that we must work … Read more
One of the warnings that my parents drummed into my ears when I entered the University of the Philippines in the early ‘60s was to resolutely avoid the fraternities. I took this to mean staying out of their path as a neophyte or as an unwitting target of their notoriously violent wars. That early, UP … Read more
Everyone who is concerned about the future of the besieged Estrada presidency eagerly awaits the results of the next surveys. Many think that if the President’s net ratings fall below zero, he may have a hard time fending off moves to remove him from office or to make him resign. If we want to know … Read more