Did we vote the right people?
A MONTH after the May 9 elections, we must ask ourselves: Did we vote the right people?
We keep exhorting all in a crusade for...
Broken promise
WITH runaway inflation at 5.4% and a new round of big-time oil price hike, the incoming administration should perhaps consider prioritize in realizing the...
To vape or not to vape
(We yield this space to the statement of the Child Rights Network, the largest alliance of organizations and agencies pushing for children’s rights legislation...
We’re not the world’s dumpsite
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are hopeful that the incoming Marcos administration would institute essential policy measures to prevent garbage dumping incidents and protect the nation’s interest from global...
Individual and collective action vs dengue
TO CURB rising dengue cases, the Iloilo City government relaunched its cleanup drive “Ugsaran Tinluan para Balatian Malikawan.” It is a call for individual...
Hunger knocking
ACCORDING to the World Bank, hunger in the Philippines rose sharply following the start of the pandemic. On the other hand, a fourth-quarter of...
Ensure safe reopening of schools
THE Department of Education’s push for 100% face-to-face classes for School Year 2022-2022 is most welcome. But it should ensure that school facilities are...
Dealing with dengue
DENGUE cases in Western Visayas appear to be rising. While there’s Dengvaxia vaccine, it is not the best solution to the spread of dengue...
Neglected
ACCORDING to Agriculture secretary William Dar, “so much more” could be done in the agriculture sector if an apt budgetary support would be allocated...