Where’s your brgy rain harvesting facility?
WITH El Niño and a water crisis looming on the horizon, we have to ask the barangays and local government units: Why don’t your...
Uplift every barangay
THE ROLE of barangays is nation-building should never be overlooked. After all, barangays are the basic units of governance. Barangay officials are the most...
Safe travel
THE LAND Transportation Office is on heightened alert to ensure the public’s and motorists’ safety during the Holy Week and summer break. Its “Oplan...
A source you can trust
IT WAS back on April 7, 1981 when the first issue of this newspaper rolled off the press. It was some kind of gamble,...
Messy in beaches
THIS SUMMER as more tourists are destined to find their way to beaches, vacationers both domestic and foreign must be reminded to keep the...
Let’s drink to that
IMAGINE a world without water. Catastrophic.
This Wednesday, March 22, is World Water Day – an annual United Nations observance that highlights the importance of...
Depleting marine resources
FISH shortage is being feared due to the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro that has spread to Caluya, Antique and Palawan. There are...
Slippery response to oil spill
THE ONGOING oil spill debacle in Oriental Mindoro, which has already reached Western Visayas (Caluya, Antique) and Palawan, should prompt the government to assess...
Tone-deaf, irrelevant, self-serving
(Due to its timeliness, we yield this space to the statement of the Gabriela Women’s party-list. – Ed.)
IN A TIME of economic crisis —...
Climate-proofing
ELECTRICITY supply interruptions hurt households, businesses and the economy. Power outages increase households’ and businesses’ expenses to keep them running and disrupt critical infrastructure...