Extremely politicized
BARANGAY leaders becoming minions of ruling politicians – mayors, congressmen and governors – have sadly become the norm.
Barangay officials are supposed to be nonpartisan...
Mental
EVERY now and then we have reports on persons who committed suicide. Could there be more such cases but were just not recorded by...
Don’t wait for dengue to strike
ANTICIPATING a surge in dengue cases, the provincial government of Iloilo plans to place the whole province under Alert Level 5 and include “social...
Food insecurity
THE GOVERNMENT’S economic managers are pushing for the importation of sugar, fish and rice. The debate now is on who should do the importation...
Moderating the greed for speed
EVERY NOW and then we hear of vehicular accidents. The main reason is overspeeding.
What happened to the Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016 that...
Children’s online safety
DUE TO THE coronavirus pandemic, the mode of teaching in schools shifted online from face to face. It’s the perfect time to talk about...
What Filipinos want
FILIPINOS believe that the three most important character traits in a candidate are strong leadership, honesty and intelligence, a recent Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at...
Conscience vote
MOST Filipinos usually vote according to their conscience, according to a Social Weather Stations survey conducted a few years ago.
It must still be the...
Armed goons
THE AIR is rife with talks about private armies or armed goons employed by some politicos.
The anti-private armies drive is already a matter of...
Preparing early
WE ARE having a quite warm February now. The amihan this time around has been weak and short. We should all be ready for a...