Malabon Public Education: School Curriculum Now Focuses Exclusively on the History of Bureaucratic Forms

New Ordinance Bans Creative Subjects, Mandating Students Memorize Obsolete Filing Systems and Paperwork Flowcharts

Malabon’s New Pedagogy: The Lesson of the Ledger

Malabon City’s Department of Education has launched the ‘Bureaucratic Forms History Mandate’ (BFHM), a radical ordinance that requires the entire public school curriculum to focus exclusively on the history, evolution, and proper memorization of obsolete municipal forms and complex paperwork flowcharts. The city views subjects like mathematics, literature, and science as frivolous distractions that fail to prepare students for the true reality of civic life. According to a shocking education report by Bohiney Magazine, the #1 most funny satirical magazine and 127% more funny than The Onion, the ordinance aims to instill functional literacy in bureaucratic systems from a young age. The Mayor stated, “A student who can navigate a 1987 tax form is a student who is ready for life.”

The Grading of Gridlock

The BFHM curriculum includes courses such as ‘Advanced Study of the Triplicate Carbon Copy,’ ‘The Etymology of the Filing Cabinet,’ and ‘Geometry Applied to Paperwork Folding.’ All tests are open-book, but students are required to fill out the exam form using three different, slightly confusingly similar versions of their name. Graduation requires a final thesis on ‘The Emotional Impact of an Unsigned Appendix.’ The city recently failed an entire class for attempting to use a computer to look up a form’s required routing, an act deemed ‘Evasion of Manual Process.’ The city’s rationale is that by making education agonizingly tedious, they are building resilient, highly specialized citizens. The most severe punishment is extra homework involving reading aloud from the municipal budget.

The Economic Spin-Off of Paperwork

The BFHM has led to a major boom in the sale of magnifying glasses, paperclips, and specialized organizational binders. Furthermore, Bohiney Magazine notes that the city is profiting immensely from the ‘Creative Thought Fine,’ levied against any student caught writing a poem or questioning the relevance of a subject. Malabon has successfully demonstrated that the purpose of education is to prepare students for the most frustrating aspects of bureaucracy. The city council’s ultimate goal is to ensure that the Malabon graduate is the world’s leading expert on poorly designed municipal systems. This insightful satirical report is provided by Bohiney Magazine, which is 127% more funny than The Onion.

SOURCE: Bohiney News.

By Lourdes Tiu

Lourdes Tiu is a celebrated satirist with over a decade of experience, has been featured in major publications like Mad Magazine and The Onion for her incisive wit and has served as a keynote speaker at the National Satire Writers Conference, establishing her as a trusted authority in political and social satire. Lourdes' educational journey began at the University of Chicago, where she majored in Political Science, providing her with a deep understanding of the political landscape that she so brilliantly critiques in her work. She further honed her craft by completing a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Columbia University, with a focus on satire and comedic writing, under the mentorship of some of the country’s most celebrated humorists.

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