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Mass stupidity (1)

Filipino 15-year-olds are among the most stupid teeners on earth.  They cannot count beyond 20.  They cannot read.  If ever they can read, they don’t understand what they read.  They don’t know science, the how […]

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The end of fossil fuels?

Major Achievements of the COP28, according to its President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber: “A global goal to triple renewables and double energy efficiency. Declarations on agriculture, food and health. Many more oil and gas companies […]

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GLOBAL TESTS FOR 15-YEAR-OLDS

The state of learning and equity in education By the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) PISA is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students around the world that assesses the extent to which they have […]

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A success story

BBM IN 2023 By Tony Lopez Marcos Jr. has had a successful foreign policy.  The Philippines is a “friend to all, enemy to none”.   That means plainly, Manila is back under the cozy orbit of […]