2025 registered births are 25% lower than 2019 registered births; 1.5 million fewer babies born in the last 6 years than if 2019 birth rates had been maintained, and births continue to fall.
I can somewhat empathize because I resigned in protest (and disgust) from a tenured position at a private college. It was run so shoddily by self-promoting bureaucrats that I hesitate to say 'college' is a good translation for the Japanese 'daigakku' — but then again, standards appear to be falling worldwide, and don't think this is by chance alone.
Not that the public universities are any better, but the government has more control over the curriculum, and that is often not a good thing. I still remember former Prime Minister Abe's 2015 plan to have all universities eliminate their departments of the social sciences, humanities, and law. https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2015/09/japan_dumbs_down_its_universit.html
The above may be a preview of what is coming down the pipe for the Philippines, but thanks to the likes of Palantir, Davos, the WHO, and so on, I suspect even more drastic changes will intervene.
And for an even deeper dive, this just ('accidentally?') popped up in my YouTube feed ... beginning with Calhoun's 'Mouse Utopia' experiment, and finding parallels in human society ...
Just my suspicion, but there seems to be a correlation between an increasingly sociopathic concentration of power of an increasingly small ruling class and intensifying competitions between an overproduction of elite over-production, and their tactic of reducing resource-draining children (Peter Turchin).
Last Christmas I was in Singapore. Happened to meet a guy in the hotel lobby who works in marketing of universities to international and local students. He told me that he is very aware that universities are now competing for a shrinking pool of students.
Are people in the Philippines noticing they are having difficulty conceiving children? Has the drop in births been publicly discussed yet? And how is this concern managed by the government?
Talking with local doctors, certainly they are noticing reduced fertility, increased miscarriage and complications with pregnancy and infants with poorer health. However, there are crickets from the media and from Government. Government celebrates successes in family planning!
Thank you. I had assumed the government would act to cover this up. 🤢🤢Things are bad, Sally, if you look at the international news, the wars that are going on are utterly illegal and wicked. We have entered a barbaric time of those in power having no conscience or restraint.
Thank you for your hard work putting these reports together Super Sally. I appreciate the attention to detail you are giving us. Your presentation of the data is clear.
Hi Sally,
Just a few weeks ago, Japan's demographic plunge led to the Finance Ministry's recent proposal to close a large percentage of private universities ... https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20260501-325187/.
I can somewhat empathize because I resigned in protest (and disgust) from a tenured position at a private college. It was run so shoddily by self-promoting bureaucrats that I hesitate to say 'college' is a good translation for the Japanese 'daigakku' — but then again, standards appear to be falling worldwide, and don't think this is by chance alone.
Not that the public universities are any better, but the government has more control over the curriculum, and that is often not a good thing. I still remember former Prime Minister Abe's 2015 plan to have all universities eliminate their departments of the social sciences, humanities, and law. https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2015/09/japan_dumbs_down_its_universit.html
The above may be a preview of what is coming down the pipe for the Philippines, but thanks to the likes of Palantir, Davos, the WHO, and so on, I suspect even more drastic changes will intervene.
And for an even deeper dive, this just ('accidentally?') popped up in my YouTube feed ... beginning with Calhoun's 'Mouse Utopia' experiment, and finding parallels in human society ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjG5D30Cubw
Just my suspicion, but there seems to be a correlation between an increasingly sociopathic concentration of power of an increasingly small ruling class and intensifying competitions between an overproduction of elite over-production, and their tactic of reducing resource-draining children (Peter Turchin).
Despite it all, keep up the good fight.
Last Christmas I was in Singapore. Happened to meet a guy in the hotel lobby who works in marketing of universities to international and local students. He told me that he is very aware that universities are now competing for a shrinking pool of students.
Are people in the Philippines noticing they are having difficulty conceiving children? Has the drop in births been publicly discussed yet? And how is this concern managed by the government?
Thank you for your work, Sally.
Talking with local doctors, certainly they are noticing reduced fertility, increased miscarriage and complications with pregnancy and infants with poorer health. However, there are crickets from the media and from Government. Government celebrates successes in family planning!
Thank you. I had assumed the government would act to cover this up. 🤢🤢Things are bad, Sally, if you look at the international news, the wars that are going on are utterly illegal and wicked. We have entered a barbaric time of those in power having no conscience or restraint.
Thank you for your hard work putting these reports together Super Sally. I appreciate the attention to detail you are giving us. Your presentation of the data is clear.