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HALALAN 2022: The Failed Activism and the Striving Populism

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  rmqphilosophy.blogspot.com HALALAN 2022: The Failed Activism and the Striving Populism by Ronald Michael Quijano ----- -.... .---- .---- ..--- ..---        The 2022 Philippine National Election will go down in history as one of the most important yet controversial. Especially now that the Marcos family has returned to Malacanang after the ousting of former President and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The same president who was removed from power in February 1986 following allegations of mass cheating, political turmoil, and human rights violations, which led to the People Power Revolution.   Other controversial outcomes are (1) the leading of the senatorial race of Robin Padilla, a Filipino action star, producer, politician, and who was convicted for illegal possession of firearms in 1994. The triumph of Jinggoy Estrada who faced plunder and graft charges in connection with their alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam that defrauded the government o...

Science as a Framework of Thought for Society

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by Ronald Michael Quijano Science seems to be passive to most learners when it comes to its utility in leadership. The current curriculum seems to limit its scope in technical means. The wisdom and process of science is an enormous analogy of a healthy way of thinking, not just effective in its own field but also to society. Simply look at how our community is fashioned. It is clear that the majority of leaders and citizens hunger for authority but never wisdom. Opinionated but not informed. Powerful but not competent. We became short-sighted for everything we do. Our interests became limited to whatever satisfies our self-indulgence, on things that will give us more power, and on the matters that continuously make ourselves feel so special. It is evident to the current COVID-19 pandemic that the majority of our leaders do not listen to science. Their concern is not after the truth but after their image and self-worth. Science must promote its way of thinking.  In the Philippines, ...

The Coronavirus will not kill us, fear and ignorance will

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by Ronald Michael Quijano A cultivated mind who knows reason knows no fear.  Amidst the effort bestowed by different sectors to minimize the panic among the citizens of every nation, ignorance and fear will overcome such an effort with ease. However, we as individuals also have something to overcome in ourselves: greed. Our ignorant society failed to cope up with the world's modernization. Our lifestyle seems to be benefiting with the product of knowledge but has no concern about the knowledge itself. We know how to use our everyday appliances but know nothing about how it operates. We have access to unlimited communication but don't use it ethically. We have cultivated more and more resources but failed to use it efficiently and effectively. We cannot let our ancestors share the blames we have on ourselves, they do not deserve to be generalized. The failure of our generation is indeed on us, and never theirs. However, our past seems to be a great platform to correct...