A refreshing sight
WHAT a relief! For years every Dec. 18 we were appalled by the desecration of the monument of Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena, Ilonggo hero...
‘Displacement survivors’
TRAVEL restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the country’s tourism and hospitality industry, resulting in the displacement of many employees. But...
Grassroots leaders
MONDAY last week was supposed to be the barangay election but this was postponed to Oct. 2023.
Barangay elections are important because barangay governance plays...
An immense pile of filth
CAN THE public celebrate the joyful holiday season with the well-being of Mother Earth in mind, too?
Through the years, we have observed holiday trash...
Job creation
TO STRATEGIZE the generation of more jobs, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. recently met with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC). Among the proposals...
Targeting the source
THE PROJECTED increase in dengue cases in Iloilo province – based on the three-year surge cycle of the mosquito-borne disease – did not happen...
State of brokenness
(We yield this space to the statement of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
FOR THE National...
New blood in agri sector
OUT of the 11,673 examinees who took the November 2022 Agriculturist Licensure Exam, only 4,035 passed, according to the Professional Regulation Commission. For our...
Toxic holiday season
THE EASING of COVID-19 restrictions might entice more individuals, families and neighborhoods into lighting firecrackers and fireworks to make Christmas “merry” and the New...
Right to a healthy environment
A SAFE, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is integral to the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to...