Last night, I saw an episode of The Big Picture with Ricky Carandang on ANC and the topic was “The Problem of Education”, with panelists from the private sector as well as the Department of Education. The talk was very informative making me crave for more – cannot wait for the UP Centennial Lecture on the State of the Nation’s Education.

Some of the points raised are as follows:

1. 10-year basic education vs 12-years
2. student drop-outs
3. lack of schools

 I did not finish the show since I was too tired but somehow I got the gist of their discussion. However, I think the national government should do something about this and the private sector must also do its share.

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The Philippine Youth Congress in IT is being held at the UP Diliman Campus. This year, the event was extended from 3 days to 4 days to accommodate more participants. However, I believe that it is still not enough to accommodate everyone so maybe next year it will be a week-long event.

For students, this is an opportunity to learn new trends in technology. For faculty members, the same goes true and in addition, it is a good venue to network with other faculty members from other colleges and universities.

With another successful Y4IT this year, I am sure that the next one will be definitely better! Question is – where will it be held so it can accommodate more participants?