Dear mouse,
The debate on educational system continues. This time the elite graduates of the state and private universities wanted to revamp the system which is perceived to be producing graduates to work in call centers and abroad. Nawala tuloy ang lagnat ko. Bumaba ng kunti.Taas naman ang presyon.
So the Ca t asked,” is there a degree on Call Center ?” She dismissed my opinion because she said that I have been away from the country so what do I know about the Philippines except for some online news. These are the people who I have to educate that DECS or Department of Education Culture and Sports has already changed its name to Department of Education and its responsibility is to take care of the basic education system in the Philippines while colleges and post graduate schools fall under the supervision of the Commission of Higher Learning or CHED.Sila ang nasa Pilipinas pero hindi nila alam yon.
Being an academician myself before I migrated to the US, I still know a lot of people in the academic circle and is still consulted for some issues that I am very knowledgeable.
What I know is that people who are employed in the call centers are graduates of any degree as long as they are good in communication, highly trainable and can work unholy hours, they are hired.
She explained that there are fly-by-night schools which offer courses for this kind of job.
If they are fly-by-night, then they are not part of the formal educational system.
Then the discussion led to the OFWs and migrating professionals. These people are blaming the educational system for the labor migration. Eh walang makuhang trabaho sa Pilipinas eh. Kailangan bang ipukpok sa ulo nila yon?
First, most OFWs are not College graduates from the elite schools and private universities. They were hired because of their skills. These schools may have come from their work experience or from vocational schools and TESDA, the government arm which prepares the people who like to work overseas.
They want these Filipinos to stay in the Philippines so they want to revise courses which would make every graduate to become an entrepreneur instead of being employees or working abroad.
If the tai-pan whom they quote is really serious, sino pa ang magiging trabahador niya sa kaniyang mall, sa kaniyang mga pabrika.
At kung lahat ay may negosyo, sino ang magiging empleyado?
Isn’t that a no brainer?
They think that having business degrees make one a good businessman.
Sabi ko nga kahit walang diploma puwedeng maging businessman.
Tingnan ninyo ang mga nagtitinda ng sa malamig, ng turon, ng banana cue, kunting capital lang, may negosyo na sila.
Huwag ninyong insultuhin ang ganitong negosyo dahil ito ay ginaya ng mga legitimate businessmen. Ngayon makikita mo na ito sa mga mall. Mahal nga lang. Nandiyan na ang sago na dati mahihirap lang ang bumubili sa nagtitindang kariton.
Ngayon ginawa na nilang franchised business ang kariton. Sino ang nagtuturo sa mga businessmen. Yon bang mga professor na nasa air conditioned school room o yong mga nasa kalyeng mga walang pinag-aralang negosyante? HINDI. Kasi kahit ang mga propesor ay hindi pa nagkaroon ng experience magtayo ng negosyo. Except me. Ahem.
Isipin ninyo na lang ang mga universities na ipagpipilitan ang mga kurso na hindi pang-abroad daw pero ang mga Filipino ay mananatili sa Pilipinas.
Dib a kaululan yan. At sinong magpapakain sa mga pamilya nito?
Sabi nila gobyerno raw ay may responsibilidad. Kahit na sino pang Pilato ang ipalit kay Gloria, ang unemployment ay hindi masosolve. Kaya bakit pipigilan nila ang mga Pinoy lumabas. Dahil nawawala ang pagkanasyonalista. Burrrrk.
The Ca t
when I went home last 2006, my cousin was working on call at a garment factory for 4 pesos per piece of GAP jeans that he will “kas kas with the liha” to make it look like worn out. He asked me how much is the price here in the US of what their finished product. I told them its about $35-50.00 per pair of pants depending on which store is selling it if its Banana Republic it is more expensive, if Old Navy then its bagsak presyo. Going around Cavite, I noticed this sign “Wanted Gasoline Boy, must be college graduate, no more than 25 years old” what more can I say.
Finally, my cousin was able to go abroad, but I have not been updated yet of what happened to him, the last thing Ive heard is that he is coming back to get some training so he can get a better job when he goes back to the Middle East, abangan ang susunod na kabanat. For those who are saying na malaki ang epecto ng crisis sa Pilipinas, paanong magiging malaki ang epekto eh sanay na tayong kumain ng bagoong at kaning lamig sa oras ng paghihigpit ng sinturon hindi katulad ng mga tao dito sa America, if they lose their job, they commit suicide or go “postal” at their workplace. meaning to suddenly become extremely and uncontrollably angry, possibly to the point of violence.
totoo yan, recently lang yong may nambaril ng tatlong kaopisina niya noong siya ay materminate.
hoho ho ho ,napamaskuhan na ang mga galing sa bansang tikoy ni PGMA, i saw on the news that she was giving them special visas if they employ 10 laborers to their business, ha ha ha i think the minimum should be 50 and should follow humane treatment and follow labor rules, otherwise this is just another ploy to get more money from these illegals which we can’t control although they do bring in business, di ba nga tubong lugaw ang kanilang motto