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Date registered: January 31, 2012

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1. Pres. Aquino Signs Enhanced Basic Education Act — May 16, 2013
2. A Toast to the Cebuano Google Translate Team! — May 9, 2013
3. The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior: Evidence from Savings Rates, Health Behaviors, and Retirement Assets — May 7, 2013
4. An Open Letter to KWF Commissioner Virgilio S. Almario re Draft of the Filipino Orthography Guide (2013) — April 30, 2013
5. Borador: Binagong Gabay sa Ortograpiya ng Wikang Filipino (Edisyong 2013) — April 29, 2013

Most commented posts

1. Pros & Cons in the K+12 Basic Education Debate — 60 comments
2. RP suffers brain drain as best workers go abroad — 50 comments
3. DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2012: Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of Grades 1 to 10 of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) Effective School Year 2012-2013 — 43 comments
4. DepEd to phase in 12 years of basic education — 42 comments
5. DepED Order No. 74 s. 2009 — 26 comments

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Pres. Aquino Signs Enhanced Basic Education Act

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Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program

May 16, 2013

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May 16, 2013

“For kindergarten and the first three (3) years of elementary education, instruction, teaching materials and assessment shall be in the regional or native language of the learners. The Department of Education (DepED) shall formulate a mother language transition program from Grade 4 to Grade 6 so that Filipino and English shall be gradually introduced as …

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Tags: K to 12, Pres. Aquino Signs Enhanced Basic Education Act, Pres. Benigno Aquino III, RA 10533

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A Toast to the Cebuano Google Translate Team!

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language translation

May 9, 2013

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May 9, 2013

Today, Christopher Sundita, through our friend Lino Gerona, informed us that Cebuano is now among the languages available at Google Translate. Here’s a toast to our Cebuano Google Translate Team! Mr Sundita is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Linguistics at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He is affiliated with the Cornell Phonetics …

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Tags: Chris Sundita, Google Translate Cebuano

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The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior: Evidence from Savings Rates, Health Behaviors, and Retirement Assets

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language and savings rates

May 7, 2013

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May 7, 2013

by Keith Chen Associate Professor of Economics Yale School of Management Comments are welcome at keith.chen@gmail.com . [Quite frankly, I am not sure that Keith Chen’s new research suggesting that the language you speak may impact the way you think about your future has anything to do with Ilocanos’ being generally naimut, kuripot, skinflints, tightwads, thrifty, …

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An Open Letter to KWF Commissioner Virgilio S. Almario re Draft of the Filipino Orthography Guide (2013)

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orthography

April 30, 2013

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April 30, 2013

Dear Mr. Almario, I posted the above guide on orthography for Filipino (2013) in Multilingual Philippines in the hope of helping generate some discussion/suggestions/comments on the subject. As I recall, the 2001 Revision which was subsequently pulled back was rendered in both Filipino and English. I wish you could render the 2013 Gabay Edition in …

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Tags: Filipino orthography, Virgilio S. Almario

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Borador: Binagong Gabay sa Ortograpiya ng Wikang Filipino (Edisyong 2013)

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April 29, 2013

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April 29, 2013

. BINAGONG GABAY SA ORTOGRAPIYA NG WIKANG FILIPINO Edisyong 2013   ni Virgilio S. Almario Tagapangulo, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Send suggestions and/or comments to vsalmario@gmail.com) . PAGSULYAP SA KASAYSAYAN BILANG PANIMULA  Ang gabay sa ortograpiya ng wikang Filipino ay binubuo ng mga tuntunin kung paano sumulat gamit ang wikang Filipino. Hinango ang mga tuntunin …

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Tags: Filipino alphabet, Virgilio S. Almario

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Mandated General Education Courses (Rizal, taxation, land reform, etc.) should go to Grade 11 or 12

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April 18, 2013

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April 18, 2013

Following is the full text of an April 17th comment by Nap B. Imperial, Deputy Executive Director, CHED, to the immediately preceding post, “Enhanced Basic Education Act: Update From Lino Gerona“: Here are the compelling reasons why other legally-mandated subjects (Rizal, taxation, land reform, etc.) should be downloaded to grade 11 or 12: 1. The …

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Enhanced Basic Education Act: Update from Lino Gerona

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Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program

April 17, 2013

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April 17, 2013

Early this morning, April 16, 2013, I received this important email update (dated April 16, 2013) from Lino Gerona (a.k.a. Atty. Manuel Faelnar), one of our staunchest supporters of MTB-MLE: Joe, Nothing to worry about anymore. The clause that would have repealed the mandatory teaching of Rizal courses in College is not in the bill …

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Aquino Should NOT Let Enhanced Basic Education Act Repeal Rizal Law

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Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program, Uncategorized

April 15, 2013

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April 15, 2013

In 1956, Republic Act 1425, otherwise known as the Rizal Law, came into being in spite of stiff opposition from some senators, congressmen, interest groups and the Catholic Church. On December 26, 1994, Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Republic of the Philippines, signed Memorandum 247 directing “the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports and …

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Tags: Benigno Aquino III, Fidel Ramos, Jose Rizal

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Enhanced K to 12: A Few Misgivings

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DepED Order #74 s. 2009, Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program

April 13, 2013

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April 13, 2013

After learning through the Senate of the Philippines website that Senate Bill No. 3286, otherwise known as the “ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2012, was passed by both houses of Congress and that on April 4, 2013, enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3286 and HBN-6643, were sent to the House of Representatives for …

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Enhanced Education Act & DepEd Usec. Vilma Labrador’s Passing

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DepED Order #74 s. 2009, Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program

April 12, 2013

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April 12, 2013

The following, reprinted from the Senate of the Philippines website, details the legislative history of Senate Bill No. 3286, otherwise known as the “ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2012″, filed on September 24, 2012 by Senators Ralph G. Recto, Loren B. Legarda, Edgardo J. Angara, and Franklin M. Drilon: AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC …

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Tags: Pres. Aquino, Usec. Vilma Labrador

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