Mega dam must deliver for agri sector
THIS PAPER reported recently that the Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples (IPs) in Calinog, Iloilo will be paid for the aggregates quarried from their ancestral...
Office of first resort
ASIDE from a term extension of nearly a year due to the postponement of the barangay election, there’s another good news to barangay officials....
A matter of survival
THE NORTH of Iloilo province is known for its rich fishing grounds. But illegal fishing there remains a problem. Stopping it is crucial to...
Free access to information
IN THE past six years of the Duterte administration, both houses of Congress failed to come up with a law on Freedom of Information.
Now,...
No place in democratic society
(We yield this space to the statement of the Philippine Universal Periodic Review Watch, a network of faith-based and human rights groups, due to...
Adequate consumer protection
YES, if you have ever purchased something and needed to return it, you have exercised your consumer’s rights.
October is Consumer Welfare Month. We are...
Most marginalized
INDIGENOUS peoples (IPs) are probably the most marginalized sector. But if given more opportunities and stronger support by the government, IP communities can take...
Indigenous
THE CITY government of Iloilo recently rounded up Badjaos and deported them to Mindanao. They violated the anti-mendicancy ordinance of the city and the...
Disconnect between reality and fantasy
(We yield this space to the statement of the National Council of Churches Philippines due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
SOME big words and promises...
Flashflood
FLOODING in Bacolod City is a constant problem, so the flashflood on Monday, Oct. 3, was not surprising. But it was made worse by...