'Major, major': Death by plastic

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo LIFE OR death, paper or plastic? Plastic plague, plastic horror, plastic scourge, plastic problem, plastic nightmare, plastic monster. The bad words connected with plastic are so numerous and the havoc it creates in our lives are so “major, major” so why do we still find ourselves asking one another why plastic continues to rule our lives? (Thank you, former Miss Earth Eco-Tourism, 2010 Miss...

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ML posters from the edge

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo ON EXHIBIT this week at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Memorial Center are posters of the martial law era expressing protest and defiance against a cruel dictatorship. Just to remind, this week marks the 38th anniversary of the declaration of martial law which lasted 14 years (1972-1986). We are not celebrating that ignominious chapter in our history. What we are celebrating is the courage of those...

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The latest on hunger, MDGs

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo WEBCAST LAST Tuesday afternoon from Rome was the presentation of the latest figures on world hunger by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. You could watch the webcast and get the latest data by logging on to http://www.fao.org/webcast/. It’s like being there at the press conference yourself. And while you are at your computer, you might as well sign the “Petition to End Hunger” (www.1billion.org) which shows famous actor Jeremy Irons blowing a whistle, fuming...

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Take it from the Bernidos

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo LAST WEEK I wrote a series of page 1 feature stories on the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay (RM) awardees, the Filipino awardees among them. But space was never enough for more that need to be said about them. And so I write again about husband and wife Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido who introduced an innovative way of teaching the sciences, physics particularly, in the remote town of Jagna in Bohol.The RM Award Foundation honored the Bernidos for “their purposeful commitment to both...

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Women in cirisis negotiations

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoWE. ARE. SORRY.  But let us not grovel. We must be humble and admit mistakes, inefficiencies and stupid thoughtlessness. We must take it on the chin as a people, but we must not grovel on the ground. Let us show in concrete that we want to make things right but we must not allow anyone to walk all over us. Hate statements and tit-for-tat accusations that hark back to wrongs committed in the...

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Filipino RM awardees 2010: Physicist couple showing the way

Philippine Daily Inquirer/FEATURE/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo, Juan Escandor Jr.MANILA, Philippines—Amid the grim education scenario in the Philippines, a bright light shines from the remote town of Jagna in Bohol province. There, husband and wife Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido, both physicists, introduced a way of teaching and learning that has produced amazing results. More than a decade ago, they left their academic careers at...

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