Only if we allow it
(We yield this space to the statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on the cyber libel verdict against Rappler due...
Flooding and reckless waste disposal
THE INUNDATION of some streets in Iloilo City last week due to heavy rains has again reminded us of our chronic battle with reckless...
Preventive measures
AS FORMALLY announced by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration yesterday, the rainy season has officially started. To prevent a spike in...
A different take on freedom
THESE days freedom takes different contexts. It does not just mean freedom from foreign oppressors. Now, it also means freedom from vulnerability due to...
Clear and concrete guidelines
PARENTS and students are facing uncertainty as school year 2020 approaches, and their apprehension is understandable since the number of active cases of COVID-19...
Here comes dengue
COVID-19 is not over yet but here comes another potential health crisis – dengue. It is good that local governments are sounding the alarm...
Erosion of support
THERE IS a continuous erosion of support for the Anti-Terrorism Bill in the House of Representatives. While only 36 originally voted no, the abstentions...
Our peace
(We yield this space to the statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
WE ARE saddened by the passing...
Wanted: More school doctors, nurses
ONE lesson we must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is how health truly is wealth and why we must deploy more health professionals not...
Who’s terrorizing us?
(We yield this space to the statement of the Asian Forum of Human Rights and Development due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE RAILROADING of...