“B” is for Busy

What keeps me busy these past weeks—aside from trying to figure out how to stop our neighbor from making so much noise when he’s inebriated—is the making of professional readings. These are reviews of articles, publications, studies, books, etc. related to the education in general and teaching profession in particular. Our practicum supervisor asked us … Continue reading →

Environmental education, Happy LA style

If my memory serves me best, it was in 2006 when 1st District Councilor Leo Avila III–Happy LA to his radio listeners–visited HCDC where he gave a talk on coastal environmental education. I remember Sir Giovs, a former high school Science teacher, asked a soft copy of the councilor’s presentation. The good councilor obliged. I … Continue reading →

Climate change: Barking up the wrong tree

Published in Mindanao Times, 11/23/08 In the 2007 synthesis report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scientific body created by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP), it declared that “warming of the climate system is unequivocal.” The indicators are crystal clear: “increases in global average air … Continue reading →

The heretics’ views on global warming

Much of the hot (pun fully intended) rhetoric on global warming comes from Al Gore, a former Vice President of USA and now Nobel Laureate on Peace. Citing evidences spurred over the years by various scientists, Al Gore contends that the warming of the earth  is caused by the unprecedented rise of CO2 in the … Continue reading →

Risks present in going organic

Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s opinion section, this is a reply to Ma. Ceres P. Doyo’s column. Organic foods have been thought of as beneficial to people and to the planet. Which makes it good news for Ma. Ceres Doyo that the Department of Agriculture has launched a campaign that encourages farmers to use organic … Continue reading →