Circumstantial Culture
Being away from home allows one an opportunity to look at his own people with a detached perspective. It is with that note that this blog is being written.
Because I am overseas, I only manage to get fresh news from home by watching the news in TFC. It is very refreshing to hear news of Filipinos achieving so much in the fields of boxing, entertainment/music, fashion and sometimes, even science, but it is quite disconcerting to hear news about the degenerating political and social climate in the Philippines. But I am not a political science expert nor am I an authority in social analysis. I speak of what is simply on my mind right now, as I also think of the future of the Filipino people.
Defining the community press in the Philippines
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (July 19, 10:20 p.m.) where I write a column (Philippine Fantasy).
A student from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman emailed a few questions about my involvement with the community press. Below are my answers.
What community presses have...
Source: Rising Sun
A Conversation About Development, Human Rights and the Role of Volunteers
This conversation was generated from interviews of staff members at the Global Volunteer Network, an organization that connects volunteers with communities in need in 17 countries. Annika Lindorsson is the Program Coordinator for the Philippines, India and Vietnam and has a Master’s degree in Development...
Source: Philippines today
