Nat’l social emergency
IN OCTOBER 2019, the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) urged the President to declare teen pregnancy a national emergency.
A few days ago, the...
Guns may fall in the wrong hands
ARM civilian organizations to reduce crimes and ensure peace and order?
Such proposal is an admission that the government is failing in its duty to...
Pursue justice and common good
(We yield this space to the statement of One Voice, a group of religious leaders in the Philippines, due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
ON...
Armed and dangerous
(We yield this space to the statement of human rights alliance Karapatan due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
KARAPATAN opposes President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to...
Contaminated
WITH COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, it has become a necessity to segregate waste at source to protect ourselves, and specifically waste workers, from...
Healthcare
FROM the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to the death of former President Benigno Aquino III, there are so many reflections to be made.
Allow us to...
Supply
THE FOCUS right now is on the low supply and slow rollout of vaccines against COVID-19. But let’s not forget the bigger picture. Actually,...
First step
(Due to its timeliness, we yield this space to the statement of #CourageON: No Lockdown on Rights coalition on the International Criminal Court investigation....
No time to waste
THE Ecological Solid Waste Management (SWM) Act of 2000 or Republic Act (RA) 9003 is meant to protect public health and the environment while...
Service, honor, justice
THE NATIONAL Police Commission in Western Visayas is investigating an alleged hazing. The complainant is a rookie cop who claimed he was “welcomed” by...