SURVIVAL of the FITTEST

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                              They say that quality education is expensive.  Indeed i can prove it by myself because i am a student. I have been to public school during my grade school days and private school during my high school life and until now, in college. When I was transferred from public to a private school, I really noticed the big differences in terms of education,facilities and fellow students. It is more comfortable and i guess, enjoyable in private school because I can maximize and explore more on my potentials. It's not that public schools are not worthy of schooling, I just have in mind that when you go to a government school, you must be armed with full determination,perseverance and hard work because there are so many students there that only few can get quality education. 

                              Although I did agree that quality education is expensive, I must disagree on tuition fee increase in almost every year. I really have a heavy heart in this issue because I'm always thinking of my parents who work really hard just to send us to school and to provide us our needs. It is tolerable if they would have a tuition fee increase and the facilities, teaching skills and other services would also be improved. But on what I have noticed, not much has been changed. Now, I have known the reason why. It is because 70% of the tuition fee increase are for the salary of the teachers and other personnel and the 30% remaining is for the maintenance and improvement of the facilities. Honestly speaking, I have a hard time judging on which side would I be because If the schools would not increase their tuition fees, teachers and personnels would suffer. And if tuition fees would increase, my parents, and other parents would also suffer. 

                            But if you would really think deeply, it would be equal. Because nowadays, prices of goods increases, and so,workers needed more money/income. If they needed more income, there are two ways for that, work harder and find a part time job, or to organize a group to promote wage increase. I think that's just how our economy circulates. 

                          To go back with our main topic on tuition fee increase, I can conclude that it is alright if they would increase their tuition fees if the quality of education would also be increased. BUT, I must also disagree if there would always be an increase in tuition fee but only little change would happen. I do hope that by the start of classes, better education and better future would await for the youth. I also do hope that the government would give more budget in education so that more children would gain quality education because giving the children right and quality education would also mean better future. 

SMART CARD

  J E E P N E Y @ TRICYCLE

         Ang napakatagal ngunit hindi kumukupas na sasakyang pampubliko.Katulad pa rin ng dati ang anyo at serbisyo,pamasahe lamang ang hindi.Bakit?simple lang, at ito ay dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina. Wala rin naman kasing magawa ang mga jeepney at tricycle drivers dahil hindi naman sila ang may hawak sa pamamahala ng presyo ng gasolina.Isa pa,ang Pilipinas ay nag-aangkat lamang ng gasolina sa ibang bansa .Ang tanging magagawa lamang nila ay ipadinig sa pamahalaan ang kanilang mga hinanaing.

       gayun pa man, ako'y natutuwa sa pagkakaroon ng "smart card" pantawid pasada program ng Department of Energy na magbibigay ng diskwento sa mga produktong petrolyo. Nagbibigay ito ng 35 php kada araw sa mga jeepney drivers at 150 php para sa mga tricycle drivers. Kailagan lamang nilang kumpletuhin ang mga hinihinging papeles.


Para sa akin, isa na itong malaking tulong para sa mga jeepney drivers at sa mga tricycle drivers.Kahit papaano ay maibsan ang kanilang mga gastusin. Lalong-lalo na sa mga jeepney drivers na kung minsan ay kakaunti lamang ang pasahero.Kanina nga lang umaga,habang ako'y papunta sa skwela,2 lamang kaming pasahero ang lulan ng kanyang jeepney. Naisip ko tuloy kung ilan ang aking ibabayad ,kung 7 php ba dahil ako'y estudyante o 8 php dahil ako'y naawa sa matandang driver.
       
           Sinasabi ng Department of Energy na ito ay para sa limang taon. Ako'y umaasa na tatagal nga ito at kung maari ay mas magtatagal pa :)  .Natutuwa din ako sa gobyerno sa paglunsad ng ganitong programa sa kabila ng patong-patong na utang ng Pilipinas sa ibang bansa. At sana'y maging hakbang ito sa pag-unlad ng Pilipinas.Kahit alam nating napakarami pang hakbang ang dapat gawin. Ako rin ay umaasa na sa pag lunsad ng programang ito ay walang ibang nangyayari sa likod nito.

source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/219296/nation/3000-jeepney-drivers-receive-first-fuel-subsidy-cards

125 PHP

MANILA, Philippines - Members of the National Capital Region wage board will meet next week to determine if an adjustment in minimum wages is already warranted.

Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) director Vicente Leogardo Jr. told abs-cbnNEWS.com the members of the wage board will meet next week and assess if there are “supervening events” that would prompt an increase in wages.

There is usually a one-year moratorium on wage hikes. The last one was in July 2010.

Asked if he thinks there are “supervening events,” Leogardo said he would not want to preempt the decision of the wage board. ECOP represents the management in the wage board.

He noted, however, that one should look at recent inflation figures. Inflationary pressure, especially a sharp jump from the previous figure, is one of the conditions that should be studied.

The National Statistics Office said on Tuesday that inflation in March was little changed at 4.3 percent compared to 4.4 percent on the same period last year.

The government and the business sector insist that wage boards are the only mode by which a region could study the purchasing power of the peso.

This week, however, workers announced protest rallies would greet the administration if it would not certify as urgent the P125 across the board increase they have been asking Congress. They have been complaining of the continuous increase in prices of fuel and other basic commodities.

In a press conference in Malacañang, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang said “it is the height of responsibility” not to favor what the militants want.

The P125 legislated wage hike would unduly cause an inflationary spiral that the government wants to avoid, he said. – with a 
report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News




REACTION :

If you were to ask what are the basic commodities,probably your answer would be food,water and shelter.But for me,I would add oil.Why?because oil is the driving force behind industrialization.It is the one who make engines work and functions to make mobiles run which is very important in our present time.And,the prices of our commodities depends on its fluctuations.


Recently,there was an oil price hike and as expected,prices of our products increased.That's why workers want adjustment in minimum wages.But the government seems not to favor this to avoid inflationary spiral,which is an episode of inflation of prices and wages at an increasing rate and currency loses value.For me,the government should not focus on the inflationary spiral,instead,they should focus on the 88 million Filipino people who will be benefited by this.They should also consider that almost half of the Filipino people lives in the rural areas and thus,an increase in wage would be a big help for them.They should also think that if they would not approve this,there is a high probability that the rate of crimes would increase,since some people will be forcibly do wrong in order to survive.


I think,there is another reason why the government seems to delay or to dispute what the militants want,and that is for personal interest.Since corruption is already a part of the culture of our government.I hate it.Corruption should be abolished and that honesty and loyalty to the country should be their main role.They should think of others who don't have anything while others have more than what they want.


I hope that the government would approve the 125 php legislated wage hike so that their would be no protest rallies that would happen.I also hope that someday,our economy will prosper,with a government that is just.






source:http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ncr-board-meet-next-week-wage-adjustment-20110407-033124-588.html