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For Tomorrow (An Independence Day speech)
What follows is the transcript of a short speech I delivered during our Independence Day rites this morning in the Philippine Science High School. Note that my audience are science scholars and it is … more »
Outclass || Why so serious?
For Tomorrow (An Independence Day speech)
Martin Perez wrote 1 month ago: What follows is the transcript of a short speech I delivered during our Independence Day rites this … more »
Brace yourselves for P88/liter oil! (Plus, billboard bags!)
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Martin Perez wrote 1 month ago: Oh my. This article has me absolutely terrified. In an entry a month ago, I said I was ready to spen … more »
New at Filipino Voices: "Schola Brevis"
Martin Perez wrote 1 month ago: You can now read my latest article at Filipino Voices, Schola Brevis. Here is an excerpt: School beg … more »
For the Gifted: Living at the Edge of Competence
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: In transforming potential into performance, talent and achievement, and giftedness into expertise, D … more »
The Rising (Personal) Cost of Gas
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been driving for myself since I was in first year college, but it was only when I starte … more »
An iBlog4 Question for Rimban, Quezon and Toral
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: This question directed to Luz Rimban, Manuel Quezon III and Janette Toral is long overdue. I would … more »
Critical Convergence, part 2: Knowledge Politics
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: Previous section: Prometheus 2.0 || The previous section explored the notion of ICT and social const … more »
Critical Convergence part 1, Prometheus 2.0
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: Previous section: Introduction || This section presents a thematic overview of the relationship betw … more »
Critical Convergence, Introduction
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: Previous section: Preface There was a moment in the year 2000 that could have landed me on another p … more »
Critical Convergence, Preface
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: The following series of entries, The 2008 Keynote: Critical Convergence, is an attempt to recollect … more »
Why Political Cartoons are All the Education You Need
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Martin Perez wrote 2 months ago: I won’t even elaborate. Images courtesy of TIME. I couldn’t stop laughing with the la … more »
Dissecting the "Ahon Pamilyang Pilipino" program and our paradigms of the poor
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Martin Perez wrote 3 months ago: As a food crisis looms, the government offers a way out. Or do they? “Ahon Pamilyang Pilipino … more »
Boycott Beijing at Your Own Risk
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Martin Perez wrote 3 months ago: Protesters run the risk of this little irony. (Image by TIME.) In Don’t Feed China’s … more »
The Bottom Seed: Notes on the Philippine Rice Crisis
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Martin Perez wrote 3 months ago: Looking at the history of mankind, we can trace the origins of government to the emergence of a food … more »
Youth Report: This is the scene, this is the arms race
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Martin Perez wrote 4 months ago: In Chile, the youth gathers in open parks for ponceo. They come wearing anime inspired T-shirts, h … more »
Super Obama versus the Clinton Kryptonite
Martin Perez wrote 4 months ago: With defeats in the big states of Texas and Ohio, Barack Obama will up his attacks against Hillary C … more »
The Science of People Power: Lessons from Arabia
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Sir Martz wrote 5 months ago: The 22nd anniversary of 1986 is tomorrow. It has become a buzzword as of late, but what exactly is t … more »
The Myth of Gawad Kalinga: A Profile of the Sitio Target Disaster
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Sir Martz wrote 1 year ago: “The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as … more »
Failing Democracy, a reaction to the recent SA elections
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Martin Perez wrote 1 year ago: Student governments have but one common purpose – to teach students how to run themselves. More im … more »
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