Seeming endless departure
THE PHILIPPINES is one of the world’s biggest exporters of labor. One good outcome of this is that our overseas Filipino workers’ remittances help...
Complying with ‘green’ laws
WORLD-famous Boracay Island in Aklan welcomed on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, the first luxury cruise ship to visit it since the start of the...
Environmental costs of Valentine flowers
THE CONNECTION between roses and love can be traced back to Aphrodite in Greece or Venus in Rome: the Goddesses of love. The cut-flower...
The ‘sin’ that funds public health
ALIGNED with the country’s commitment to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, over a decade ago the government established the sin...
Climate-proofing
CLIMATE-proofing the country’s electricity infrastructure will help address power outages and avoid the high socioeconomic cost, according to a study by state think tank...
Don’t be caught off-guard
WE WILL not tire of demanding from concerned government agencies the establishment of necessary mechanisms to secure our communities from the devastating effects of...
Invest in children’s mental health
(We yield this space to the statement of civic group Save the Children Philippines due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
DURING the Senate hearing of...
The unpredictability of earthquakes
THE PHILIPPINES is no stranger to earthquakes but Monday’s 7.8 magnitude tremor that hit Turkey and Syria and so far left 4,800 people dead...
Primary healthcare providers
BARANGAY health workers are our front-liners for health, but they are behind in benefits and incentives. They are crucial to ensure that people in...
Transport woes
ACCORDING to the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Competitiveness Report, the Philippines continues to trail behind most of its Asian neighbors in terms of...