“Bazooka solutions”
MUST YOU require a farmer tending to his crops to wear a full face shield? Facemask yes if there are other people around him,...
Fair access to COVID-19 vaccine: No one is safe until everyone is safe
THE ROLL OUT of COVID-19 vaccines in high-income countries is threatening to disrupt fair access to vaccines for all. Even as some of the...
Limited face-to-face learning
IT IS WITH caution that we should meet the government’s decision to resume limited face-to-face learning in low risk areas. This will require a...
A legacy of courage
TODAY, Ilonggos salute a great journalist who left a legacy of courage, sacrifice and love of country. In the pantheon of Filipino heroes (national...
Spread love, not trash
CONTRARY to the profound simplicity of the first Christmas observance in a humble manger in Bethlehem, totally waste-free if we may use the expression,...
Silence the guns during this season of hope
(We yield this space to the Pastoral Statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform due to its significance. – Ed.)
THE PHILIPPINE Ecumenical Peace Platform...
Invest more in education
THE Department of Education said teachers’ competence and commitment, and medium of instruction are factors affecting the students’ learning ability.
That may be true. But...
Bringing home the virus is not the best holiday gift
FOR A SAFER and healthier holiday celebration, the Department of Health (DOH) advises the public to stay at home with the family and instead...
Real-life horror
A 38-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with raping his 16-year-old sister. It’s upsetting. You think this happens only in movies? Think again. This case...
Ban firecrackers
TO PREVENT accidental injuries, environmental pollution and COVID-19 transmission during Christmas and New Year revelries, local government units (LGUs) should consider enacting and enforcing...