Stand for women
THIS IS an election season, but this is also Nation al Women’s Month. May we ask candidates and elected officials about their stand on...
Distributing land not enough
LAST WEEK, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Bernie Cruz distributed a total of 179 electronic land titles (e-titles) covering a total of 249.8389...
Preparing for dry spell
THE amihan, or the northeast monsoon season, has ended, signifying the start of warmer conditions. Yes, the dry season has started, according to the...
A clueless generation
GENERATION Z – young people, 30 years and younger – has no memory, nay experience, of what their elders experienced during those horrible years...
Plundering the environment
NEXT MONTH, it would the fourth anniversary of the 2018 six-month closure of Boracay Island for a massive cleanup and rehabilitation. Of course, the...
Vaping epidemic looms
THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) and Department of Health (DOH) have both repeatedly cautioned the public regarding harmful chemicals in electronic nicotine delivery systems...
Women and climate change
WE ARE beginning to feel the hot dry season this month of March, which is also National Women’s Month. Perhaps we could make it...
Waste-free exercise of democracy
BORACAY Island is gradually coming back to life after two years of pandemic restrictions preceded by several months of massive rehabilitation.
Now returning tourists are...
Still a long way to go
(We yield this space to the statement of the Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
WE WELCOME the recent passage...
End child rape
THE RECENT approval of Republic Act No. 11648 or the “End Child Rape” Law serves as a much-needed beacon of light amid the darkness...