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The Philippines, defending their sovereignty? Or just plain "anti-China"?

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By Andrew M. Talidong On July 1, 2025, China banned ex-Senator Francis Tolentino. For China, the ban is justified due to "malicious deeds" made by Filipino politicians. For the Filipino elite, it was an achievement. For instance, Tolentino himself proudly posted in social media to be honored by such sanction. As the US supplies the Philippines with military equipment and the Philippine government's procurement of missile, the Filipino oligarchy justified their stance on the South China Sea, defending that they represent the "will of the Filipino people." Senator Francis Tolentino Of course the Filipino public don't know any better. Their education system, public information space, and media are controlled by these very same elites. The South China Sea issue has been the "golden goose" by politicians to further their career in government via gaining popular support from the miseducated populace. Why do I use the term "miseducated...
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The fear of our education

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By Andrew M. Talidong You saw the grim headlines detailing the devastating situation of our education. In recent headlines in the early May 2025, it is stated that 19 million Filipino senior high school graduates are functionally-illiterate. For instance the Philippine Daily Inquirer posted the headline, “PSA study: 19M senior high school grads ‘functional illiterate’”. Lawmakers were at a panic with this “reality”. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian stated that this particular study should “jolt policymakers into working together to come up with a national strategy to address ‘the gravity of our situation now.'” The senator also cites another study which states that: “ …about 24.82 million Filipinos age 10 to 64 were considered functionally illiterate, or individuals who could read, write, and compute but could not understand what they read… ” ANC 24/7 on YouTube detailing that over 18 million high school students are functionally illiterate, citing a PSA study I am particularly ...
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Problematic interpretations of Philippine History PART I: Emilio Aguinaldo and the Controversies

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BY ANDREW TALIDONG History of the Philippines involves numerous events that affects the lives of many Filipinos. It involves how an inferior race, dubbed as "Indios" by the Spaniards, sought to create their own ideal nation free from colonial stint. Philippine history as it is presented in school, is filled with messages on patriotism and nation hood. Having a knowledge on a country's culture, heritage, and history is a starting point to have a healthy society. However, with how "romanticized" and poorly taught history is taught to the populace, few cracks have escaped the narrative of an "all brave" and "romanticized" revolutionary story of the Filipino people. The "Hero" narrative and the 'Black and White' interpretation of history Upon the death of Aguinaldo, Gen. Douglas MacArthur to the New York Times (1964) praised him as "the very incarnation of the Filipino desire for liberty and freedom, and his co...
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