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Arlyne Marasigan
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Who benefits from National Research Council's recognition system?
by Arlyne Marasigan - May 16, 2026 - 1:26pm
Prestige alone cannot define Philippine research excellence, university educators argue in a commentary.
General education needs reform, but not its own dismantling
by Arlyne Marasigan - May 8, 2026 - 11:59am
If General Education is compressed into a small set of competency-driven courses, students may move more quickly into professional programs. But education is not a conveyor belt.
When outliers become evidence: Rethinking 'LEAP gains' in LEPT performance
by Arlyne Marasigan - May 2, 2026 - 10:00am
Recent policy moves to strengthen teacher education in the Philippines, including the establishment of Teacher Education Excellence Centers, reflect a welcome recognition that teacher quality matters deeply for education...
When universities speak only one language
by Arlyne Marasigan - April 18, 2026 - 3:23pm
We have lost count of how many times we have heard this from students: “Ma’am, I understand it—but I can’t explain it well in English.”
Ink before insignia: Why proven scholarship must precede academic power
by Arlyne Marasigan - April 4, 2026 - 3:11pm
In an era where academic leadership is increasingly entangled with institutional politics, visibility and administrative maneuvering, a fundamental question must be asked: What qualifies one to lead a univ...
The quiet normalization of patronage in state universities and colleges
by Arlyne Marasigan - March 28, 2026 - 4:37pm
Patronage in higher education is often discussed as an episodic governance problem: a matter of particular appointments, individual interventions, or isolated cases of political influence.
Teacher education reform or institutional duplication?
by Arlyne Marasigan - March 21, 2026 - 3:05pm
Recent policy moves to strengthen teacher education in the Philippines, including the establishment of Teacher Education Excellence Centers (TEECs), reflect a welcome recognition that teacher quality matters deeply...
Let small schools help: Expanding capacity with equity and integrity
by Arlyne Marasigan - March 7, 2026 - 2:00pm
EDCOM II has reported that the Philippines faces a classroom backlog running into the hundreds of thousands nationwide.
Academic freedom under quiet siege
by Arlyne Marasigan - February 28, 2026 - 4:44pm
Imagine a regional state university where a faculty committee spends months designing a new interdisciplinary course on environmental governance.
When classroom observation becomes a policy problem
by Arlyne Marasigan - January 10, 2026 - 2:27pm
Classroom observation was designed to support teachers’ professional growth.
The high price of 'free education'
by Arlyne Marasigan - January 4, 2026 - 2:29pm
There is perhaps no greater national lie than the promise of “free education.”
A system built for interference: Why SUC boards of regents need urgent reform
by Arlyne Marasigan - December 27, 2025 - 4:10pm
State universities and colleges occupy a vital space in Philippine public life.
Hulidap as a governance pattern: How silent penalty building weakens small schools
by Arlyne Marasigan - December 20, 2025 - 4:36pm
In Tagalog, huli means “to catch” or “to be caught.”
Why scholars shouldn't have to apply for recognition they already earned
by Arlyne Marasigan - December 13, 2025 - 1:51pm
Across many higher education institutions, researchers continue to face an exhausting cycle of paperwork just to receive publication incentives, citation awards, or distinctions such as Outstanding Researcher or...
Why DepEd’s literacy crisis can’t be solved by a bigger budget
by Arlyne Marasigan - December 6, 2025 - 3:02pm
The Department of Education has recently appealed for additional funding to address the country’s growing problem of functional illiteracy.
The problem isn’t what teachers study; it’s the system that limits their choices
by Arlyne Marasigan - November 29, 2025 - 5:45pm
The Teacher Education Council’s recent statement, “Graduate School Must Refocus on the Classroom,” presents an important yet incomplete picture of graduate teacher education in the Philippines...
Reining in diploma mills: CHED must enforce its own findings
by Arlyne Marasigan - November 22, 2025 - 2:40pm
The Second Congressional Commission on Education recently urged the Commission on Higher Education to crack down on diploma mills producing underqualified teachers.
From rigor to rigidity: How CHED’s policy undermines academic excellence
by Arlyne Marasigan - November 1, 2025 - 4:01pm
The Commission on Higher Education’s policy on vertical alignment, as stated in CMO No. 15, series of 2019, was designed to ensure that graduate programs are handled by specialists whose degrees match their...
Education as a mirror of our politics
by Arlyne Marasigan - October 21, 2025 - 2:50pm
Filipinos are no strangers to political outrage.
How a teacher promotion policy became a breeding ground for diploma mills
by Arlyne Marasigan - October 18, 2025 - 4:02pm
When the Expanded Career Progression for Public School Teachers was launched, it was celebrated as a long-awaited reform.
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