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WHEN the late Corazon C. Aquino took over the Philippine presidency that afternoon on February 25, 1986, while the EDSA Revolution was in its final hours, as a stark contrast to Ferdinand E. Marcos who had fled that evening, her governance was placed under a microscope. There were several reasons f…

Jim Rayphand Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly that of the writer and do not explicitly or necessarily reflect, nor represent the policies and position of Northern Marianas College. MY first and only reaction to the news of a young man being fatally shot on a…

EDUCATION and the workforce were among the “hot topics” discussed by political scientist Edward C. Banfield in his brilliant 1974 book, “The Unheavenly City Revisited.” Among other things, he wrote that a “distinction should be made between a ‘trained’ worker and an ‘educated’ one. The trained work…

Jim Rayphand Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly that of the writer and do not explicitly or necessarily reflect, nor represent the policies and position of Northern Marianas College. BY some random stroke of dumb luck, I find myself gainfully employed in the t…