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Sciences are part of the curriculum of any course. These subjects form part of
Education (CHED) issued Memorandum No. 59 which sets the GEC minimum
requirements.
the following subjects with the specified number of units: English (9 units);
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Social Sciences such as Basic Economics with Taxation and Agrarian Reform,
Society and Culture with Family Planning (12 units) and Rizal’s Life and Works (6
units).
two sets of General Education Curriculum: one for those enrolled in HUSOCOM
Education, Journalism, Liberal Arts, Political Science etc.) and another for those
HUSOCOM courses while General Education Curriculum B (the 1997 GEC) was
composed of the following subjects with the specified number of units are as
Psychology, Anthropology, Economics, History etc. (in which the following topics
shall be also included: Taxation and Land Reform, Family Planning and
Population Education) and Rizal’s Life and Works (1 subject, which is equal to
just 3 units).
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Filipino, English, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences. The reduced time
This dilemma is aggravated by the fact that some schools don’t follow the
undeniably help form the students’ nationalist consciousness and promote social
Rizal subject. In the University of the Philippines, the Rizal subject irks some
students so much that they dub PI 100 (Philippine Institutions 100, the course
code of Rizal subject in UP) as Putang Ina (“Son of a Bitch”) 100. The neoliberal
market capitalism has taken our education system hostage. Under the hegemony
of neoliberalism, the so-called “major subjects” English, Math and Science are
prioritized while the national language and Social Sciences are sidelined
(Villegas 2007).
because while GEC B reduced the number of required units for English, it
remains the dominant medium of instruction in GEC subjects, contrary to the pro-
Filipino policy adopted by CHED Memo No. 59, Series of 1996. Many universities
offering non-HUSOCOM courses also require their students to take up more than
schools also offer English Literature instead of Philippine Literature for the
bias led not a few students to doubt the relevance of HUSOCOM subjects
and the value of social transformation. In the said online forum, a student using
the alias jmxtreme said: “There are many subjects in college that is required to
student and i should take 8 theology subjects, 4 filipino subjects, 4 pe3, art
appreciation, world history, etc etc... what a waste of money and time. we are
obliged to take these subjects, subjects that are irrelevant and we'
re not even
interested in...”
Another student, parengheyt, voiced out his anger against what he claims
alamin ang history... thats what i called idiotcracy.” (“There are really many
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The comments were lifted from the online forum verbatim. When necessary, translations of comments
were provided.
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Physical Education
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subjects...(“I don’t have any Filipino subjects...”) The reason why some schools
add subjects like filipino... is to make money... we can learn a lot from it but the
educational goals. They just see education as a means to land a profitable job –
a necessary tool for personal gain – rather than as an instrument for national
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What Mr. Glenn Holland said in the film “Mr. Holland’s Opus” (1995)
remains relevant in the Philippine context: “Well, I guess you can cut the arts as
much as you want, Gene (the school principal). Sooner or later, these kids aren'
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generation of children who will not have the ability to think or create or listen...”
Another legendary teacher, Mr. Chipping in the film “Goodbye Mr. Chips” (1939)
has mentioned a related dilemma: “I know the world’s changing. I see old
traditions dying one by one. Grace, dignity, feeling for the past. All that matters
4
The northernmost island of the Philippines (an uninhabited one)
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A municipality in Ilocos Norte where a number of beach resorts are located.
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A fruit endemic to the Philippines.
7
Kultura is a chain store located in various SM malls nationwide, which sells Philippine souvenirs,
costumes etc.
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today is a fat banking account. You’re trying to run the school like a factory for
turning out moneymaking snobs.” This captures the problem of the current
redemption of everyone. Concern for the common good has been relegated to
the rise of capitalism, knowledge has become a commodity sold and bought in
the market of the capitalists,” Villegas added (2007). Thus, upon graduation, the
student’s main goal is to secure the most well-paying job that will allow him to
XIV of the Philippine Constitution have been forgotten: “Section 3. (1) All
educational institutions shall include the study of the Constitution as part of the
curricula. (2) They shall inculcate patriotism and nationalism, foster love of
humanity, respect for human rights, appreciation of the role of national heroes in
the historical development of the country, teach the rights and duties of
citizenship, strengthen ethical and spiritual values, develop moral character and
main objective in these times due to the watering down of the GEC. Such
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“Kolorum” in Philippine history refers to any politico-religious organization, at times a millenarian
movement, that mixes folk religious beliefs with simplistic and usually ideology-lacking political and
actual rebellion against foreign invaders, specifically the Americans.
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The first national secret organization established by Andres Bonifacio and two other patriots aimed at
liberating the Philippines from Spanish colonization through a revolution.
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Available online: http://www.scribd.com/doc/32721186/Renato-Constantino-The-Miseducation-of-the-
Filipino
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Available online: http://www.diokno.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/a-nation-for-our-children.pdf
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Available online: http://www.scribd.com/doc/22690624/The-MYTHS-WE-LIVE-by-Late-Senator-
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Available online: http://tungkab.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/talumpati-ni-punong-mahistrado-reynato-s-
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Available online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKHW8CWNI
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Available online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlluSckZBOk
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• “The Wind That Shakes The Barley” – an English film that tackles the civil
brothers
• “Voces Inocentes” (“Innocent Voices”) – a Spanish film about the civil war in
side
• “Mila” – a Filipino film on the life, love and struggles of a public school
teacher who joined the national teachers’ strike in the 1980s (based on a true
story)
to develop their talents and excel despite their poverty and other social
• “Vox Populi” (“Voice of the People”) – a Filipino film that depicts the amorality
• “Sigwa” (“Rage”) – a Filipino film on the First Quarter Storm (the peak of
• “Filipinas” – a Filipino film that tackles family problems of a middle class clan
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The original Latin title means “Pray for us” but the foreign distributor used “Fight for us” instead.
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• “Millions” – an English film narrating the story of a child that got millions of
in a time of greed
• “It’s A Free World” – an English film that tackles the ill effects of globalization
to the peoples of the First and Third Worlds; discusses illegal immigration,
such evils
• “The Magic Gourd” – a Chinese film that narrates the adventures of a young
boy who fished a “magic gourd” out of a lake, a “magic gourd” that literally
Germany after the Berlin Wall’s fall; a family drama which contains enough
• “Avatar” – an English film depicting the civilization of the N’avi people who
In the bestseller “The Tipping Point,” Gladwell (2000) described “how little
things can make a big difference.” He discussed the “Law of the Few” which
states that before an idea attains widespread popularity, a few dedicated people
must support and disseminate it until it reaches what he calls as “the tipping
point.” Gladwell also coined the term “stickiness factor” to refer to the
framework, the “stickiness factor” can be created by using the power of media.
culture that started in the late 1980s, with Jim Paredes of the APO Hiking Society
“making history”), “Batibot” (the best rated children’s show in the 1990s,
be revived. Such mostly child-oriented shows will surely build strong foundations
in the minds and hearts of Filipino children toward their future education.
literature class be reoriented in such a way that the focus will be on Third World
using texts in social sciences (especially Philippine history and culture). This will
further hone the students’ social awareness while learning grammatical rules at
as a tool for achieving national progress. Thus, they clash with failed anti-
nationalist economic models which the country has been implementing since its
pity that as of September 2010, not one of the nationalist Senator Recto’s
speeches can be found in any website. Such lack of online presence helps
explain the youth’s apathy toward nationalist and socially conscious literature.
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