Funding public health
ALIGNED with the country’s commitment to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the government established the sin tax law (Sin Tax...
PNP reforms
THE ADMISSION of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) that there are scalawags in the police office (such as those involved in...
Welcome back, Dinagyang revelers!
THIS WEEKEND in Iloilo City all tourism accommodation establishments are packed with tourists domestic and foreign who have come to experience Dinagyang Festival “face...
Without equity, growth is nothing
AT THIS time when most parts of the world are heading into recession, it is exciting that the Philippines is being seen as an...
Boracay lessons in man and nature
TOURISTS are gradually returning to Boracay Island after over two years of pandemic. This good development was further bolstered by the recent visit there...
Fiesta garbage
OUR COMMUNITY celebrations, especially those inspired by our diverse faith and culture as a people, should be compatible with our role as stewards of...
Up in the air
THE NEW YEAR glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport should make the government realize the need for increased investment in the country’s air...
Food on the table
TO TEMPER the rising prices of onions, the government’s economic managers are pushing for the importation of the popular spice vegetable. It’s the same...
We’ve lost count
THE POPULARITY of motorcycle as a mode of transport has also increased the frequency of road accidents involving them. In Western Visayas we’ve actually...
‘A choice rather than a necessity’
WORKING abroad will hopefully become “a choice rather than a necessity” for Filipinos in the future, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. He promised...