# Pamela Lira ## Posts - [Rage Against the Dying of the Light:](https://pevrlira.me/blog-essays/): Reimagining the Reality of University Academic Freedom Towards a Sustainable Society in the Philippines Honor and excellence.                     As a student at one of the premier state universities in the Philippines, these two  words have long been ingrained into our mindset. They say honor should come first before  excellence because integrity is indispensable in the pursuit of glory. As scholars of the  country, it is our responsibility to continue improving ourselves to be the cream of the crop  in our field and serve the nation with utmost patriotism and righteousness. In my first years  of […] - [STAT OF THE NATION](https://pevrlira.me/blog-fiction/): Facts don’t change Filipinos’ minds anymore.  Nowadays, we choose to believe more in information that conform to our worldview, even if it’s inaccurate or misleading—it’s just how our psychological core is hardwired (Svoboda, 2017). So, if someone tells you first the Philippines is the 2nd happiest country in Southeast Asia (WHR, 2022), then you would second guess after finding out the poverty rate has risen to over 26 million in the same country (PSA, 2021). Today it’s easy to disguise a subjective position as an objective fact especially in politics. With its attractive predictive ability, statistics has long been used […] ## Pages - [Contact Me](https://pevrlira.me/contact/) - [Achievements & Features](https://pevrlira.me/achievements-features/) - [Example Page](https://pevrlira.me/example-page/): Example Page Example Subtitle Author: Pamela Eyre Victoria Lira Nowadays, we choose to believe more in information that conform to our worldview, even if it’s inaccurate or misleading—it’s just how our psychological core is hardwired (Svoboda, 2017). So, if someone tells you first the Philippines is the 2nd happiest country in Southeast Asia (WHR, 2022), then you would second guess after finding out the poverty rate has risen to over 26 million in the same country (PSA, 2021). Today it’s easy to disguise a subjective position as an objective fact especially in politics. With its attractive predictive ability, statistics has […] - [STAT OF THE NATION](https://pevrlira.me/stat-of-the-nation/): STAT OF THE NATION Facts don’t change Filipinos’ minds anymore. Author: Pamela Eyre Victoria Lira                     Nowadays, we choose to believe more in information that conform to our worldview, even if it’s inaccurate or misleading—it’s just how our psychological core is hardwired (Svoboda, 2017). So, if someone tells you first the Philippines is the 2nd happiest country in Southeast Asia (WHR, 2022), then you would second guess after finding out the poverty rate has risen to over 26 million in the same country (PSA, 2021). Today it’s easy to disguise a […] - [Rage Against the Dying of the Light:](https://pevrlira.me/rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light/): Rage Against the Dying of the Light: Reimagining the Reality of University Academic Freedom Towards a Sustainable Society in the Philippines Author: Pamela Eyre Victoria Lira Honor and excellence.                     As a student at one of the premier state universities in the Philippines, these two  words have long been ingrained into our mindset. They say honor should come first before  excellence because integrity is indispensable in the pursuit of glory. As scholars of the  country, it is our responsibility to continue improving ourselves to be the cream of the crop  in […] - [Contact-Form](https://pevrlira.me/contact-form/) - [Maps & Creative Works](https://pevrlira.me/maps-creative-works/): Maps & Creative Works Submarine Geomorphology Map Sponge City Infographic Ryukyu Trench (Base source: GEBCO 450-m resolution) Red Relief Image Map 1 Red Relief Image Map 2 Cross Section Map Nuclear Sites Spatial Analysis (Computer Geology Project) Laguna de Bay Map (Post-Processed) Geologic Map of Masbate (170 Fieldwork) Bangui, Ilocos Hazard Map News Features MCO International Essay Competition 2023 Winner The essay question was ‘How might students exercise more influence in enabling their universities to make a more effective contribution to society? Ninety-seven essays were received from students in 24 countries. They were assessed independently by the 5 judges, who […] - [Writing Works](https://pevrlira.me/writing-works/): Writing Works Rage Against the Dying of the Light Author: Pamela Eyre Victoria Lira Reimagining the Reality of University Academic Freedom Towards a Sustainable Society in the Philippines Read More STAT OF THE NATION Author: Pamela Eyre Victoria Lira Facts don’t change Filipinos’ minds anymore. Nowadays, we choose to believe more in information that conform to our worldview…. Read More WORK #3 Author: Pamela Eyre Victoria Lira Facts don’t change Filipinos’ minds anymore. Nowadays, we choose to believe more in information that conform to our worldview…. Read More News Features MCO International Essay Competition 2023 Winner The essay question was […] - [Home](https://pevrlira.me/): Welcome to my eportfolio space! PAMELAEYREVICTORIALIRA Licensed Professional Geologist | Geospatial Analyst | Writer Welcome to my website! I’m Pam! Here you can find my current and past projects, along with links to my work. Presently, I am an Erasmus Mundus scholar of the Copernicus Digital Earth specializing in Geocommunication and Geovisualization. I served as the Storytelling Lead for Youth Strike 4 Climate Philippines and previously worked with the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines under the Office of the President. Recently, I have co-founded Sponge City for SEA and Project KARTAng Isip, the latter climate art project exhibited in […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)