Eating plastic
DID YOU know that the body of water between the islands of Negros and Cebu is the country’s largest marine-protected area? It is called...
New normal, old crisis
(We yield this space to the statement of the Philippine Task Force for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights due to its significance. – Ed.)
WHILE we hoped...
Safety, efficacy, transparency
IN THE choice for COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, how safe and how effective for how long should be the crucial questions to be...
A good start
KEEPING our environment clean is the right way to start a new year. The first day of 2021 was encouraging. With not so many...
For the common good
UNLIKE in previous years, the New Year’s Eve revelry not only in Western Visayas but across the country was generally less toxic, with many...
Quiet and safe
WITH the much anticipated goodbye to 2020 nearing, the general public is well advised to welcome the New Year in a safe and eco-friendly...
‘Pa-pogi’ points
(We yield this space to the statement of Infrawatch PH due to its significance. – Ed.)
WE NOTE with grave concern the repeated caveats of...
Totally unfit for humans
LET’S CALL a spade a spade. Firecrackers and fireworks are toxic. They are made by combining different chemicals such as potassium nitrate, sulfur, carbon,...
The problem is institutional
THE RECENT killing of a mother and son ins Tarlac by a police officer speaks volumes of how violence and threats have become the...
Celebrate sustainably
AS CAN be seen from the overflowing household bins and dump trucks and the countless garbage heaps dotting the streets, the festive holiday season...