No to the Renaming of Manila Science High School!
MaScians and MaSci believers, in the 46 years of existence of our alma mater we have seen and felt the worst of public education. From the perpetually malodorous comfort rooms, to the lack of state support despite our ‘government science... read more
As an alumna of Philippine Science and with a brother who graduated this March from MaSci, I know how hard a student works to get accepted to a school like MaSci. We may be under different branches of the government (PSHS is under DOST, all other Science high schools are under DepEd), but in essence we are all the same in that we are special curriculum, science-oriented high schools. The first "S" in our schools' names sets us apart from all other schools in the country.
MaSci was the first science high school in the country. Why take that honor away by renaming it?? It does an injustice to the alumni and students of the school, and of the entire Science High School system.
Renaming will remove the existence of a school once known. Taking away everything made for decades -- the excellence, achievements, state of being the first science school, a well-known and respected school until the present.
Things are made in honor of a person that once existed. A memory preserved in creation of something -- a headstone w/ name, date of birth & dead engraved to it, a memorial, or a statue. It symbolizes effort of the person honored, but an effortless RENAMING is a nonsense idea made without thinking and consideration. It will put dirt on the name of our honorable former president Cory Aquino instead of honor. She is not a person made in the place of another, she is unique.. ..everyone is.


