Teachers’ load
THE ALLIANCE of Concerned Teachers is calling for the easing of public school teachers’ workload, citing that theirs is the heaviest compared to the...
Root cause
ILLEGAL drugs have been cited time and again as one of the causes of crimes. But come to think of it, people mostly resort...
Poor employment opportunities
A FILIPINA domestic worker was raped and killed – and her body set on fire – in Kuwait last month.
Actually, many more overseas Filipino...
Recovery roadmap
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order (EO) approving and adopting the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for the period 2023-2028 – an...
Clarification needed
THE ONGOING Philippine National Police (PNP) change process involving police generals and police colonels is an opportunity for improved accountability and transparency, as well...
Full investigation
(Due to its significance we yield this space to the statement of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines. – Ed.)
THE INTERNATIONAL...
They do real job on the ground but…
THE COMMISSION on Elections is busy preparing for another election this year – the barangay polls this October 2023. Yesterday it said they had...
A good move
SOON the use of plastic bags and styrofoam for wrapping, bagging and/or packaging will be prohibited in Pavia, Iloilo. The Sangguniang Bayan approved the Plastic...
‘Polluted wasteland full of filth’
DINAGYANG revellers left Iloilo City with tons of garbage. It was appalling. They didn’t have compunction throwing their thrash indiscriminately. It is this devil-may-care...
Recalibrate
UNDER previous directors, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 made a lot of successful antidrug operations. But why does the illegal drug...