Enough band-aid solutions
IN THE House plenary deliberations for the Department of Education (DepEd) budget for 2023, it was made known that the department is considering flexible...
The struggle for justice continues
(We yield this space to the statement of CARMMA or the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law due to its...
The right to peace
(We yield this space to the statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform due to its timeliness. – Ed.}
YESTERDAY, Sept. 21, 2022, the world marked...
Mockery of truth and history
(We yield this space to the statement of CARMMA or the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law due to its...
Guns everywhere
THE SERIES of robbery/murders in Iloilo province within less than two weeks – in Estancia, Carles and Lambunao – raises one serious problem: the...
A very valuable resource
JUST HOW important is clean water?
The recent cholera and acute gastroenteritis outbreak in Iloilo City has opened our eyes to the hard truth that...
We can’t forever hold our breath
ACCORDING to the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region 6, the ambient air quality in Iloilo City remains “good”. Its Particulate Matter (PM) and Total...
United front vs dengue
DENGUE cases in Iloilo province are declining, according to the Iloilo Provincial Health Office. This is good news.
But dengue has become an all-year-round illness,...
Time to cleanup
SEPTEMBER is National Cleanup Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 244. Also, Sept. 17 to 23 is World Clean and Green Week. As the...
Diminishing workforce in food production
THE PEOPLE who toil our soil are rapidly disappearing. On the other hand, we have an oversupply of nurses, teachers, criminologists, and information technology...