#Lakbayan2016 atm Sunrise Ritual, 30 mins ago

posted at about 6:30 am:

At the moment:

                              Sunrise Ritual

         about thirty minutes ago

       (or at about 5:50 am today)

     (shot with an android)

cropped-sunriseritual.jpg

(apologies   for   not   being  conversant  with  the   language  —  from   what   i   could   make   of   some   of the   words):

          The   youngsters   prayed   that   the schools   in   their   beloved   village   be restored.          

          She   has   a   clear   voice,  a   stable stance,   and   spoke   with   strength   in   her   elocution.   i   wish   my   students   could   see   her.

#UniversityofthePhilippines VP Popoy de Vera as CHED Commissioner, peace adviser, asks for public inputs & advice

 University of the Philippines Vice President for Public Affairs and now CHED Commissioner and peace adviser,  Popoy de Vera asks public for inputs and advice for “evidence-based and correct policy decisions”

From ABS-CBN News: “University of the Philippines (UP) Vice President for Public Affairs and political analyst Professor Prospero E. De Vera III has been appointed as a commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
“De Vera made the announcement on his personal Facebook page, where he said he has also been appointed as adviser to the government negotiating panel with the National Democratic Front- Communist Party of the Philippines – New Peoples’ Army (NDF-CPP-NPA).
” “I have accepted the challenge of helping the Duterte administration ensure that ‘Change is Coming’ with my appointment as CHED Commissioner and concurrently Adviser to the GPH Negotiating Panel with the NDF/CPP/NPA today,” De Vera said.
“He also asked for suggestions and recommendations on how he can make “make evidence-based and correct policy decisions.”
” “There is so much to do in reforming higher education. Please help me by giving me your thoughts, recommendations and observations so I can make evidence-based and correct policy decisions,” De Vera added. 

       “The CHED, created in 1994, is headed by a chairman and four commissioners. Each commissioner has a term of four years.
“The Commission En Banc “acts as a collegial body in formulating plans, policies and strategies relating to higher education and the operation of CHED,” its website says. xxx “