I got a message from IBON Foundation that the book Mula Tore Patungong Palengke: Neoliberal Education in the Philippines will have a second launch on September 1 (Saturday), 6:30 p.m. during the 28th Manila International Book Fair at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

In case you don’t know yet, I wrote a chapter for the book titled “Deregulation at the Expense of Quality Education.” Our first launch last June 26 at the University of the Philippines Diliman was well-attended despite an hour-long brownout.

Edited by National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera, Dr. Ramon Guillermo and Arnold Alamon, the book is published by IBON Foundation, Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) and Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT).

Coincidentally, the three organizations have something in common: Me! I worked as editor-in-chief and research head of IBON Foundation from 1994 to 2001. I later became spokesperson and chair of CONTEND-UP and national vice chairperson of ACT.

Hope you can make it on September 1. Thank you for reading!