Better late than never
THE Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Office of Iloilo reported recently that an additional 10 local
government units had their 10-year solid waste management plans approved...
Guns proliferate like shabu
WE
HAVE a gun control problem. Yes, gun-toting assassins appear to be everywhere,
be they riding-in-tandem on in cars. The fatal shooting of two men just...
Health emergency
THE NEW coronavirus has been declared
a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), as the outbreak
continues to spread outside China. The main reason...
Tourism infrastructure
OTHER than December, perhaps the “most
festive” month in the country is January. A series of cultural festivals are
held this month in various parts of...
Lopsided agreements
(We
yield this space to the statement of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers due to
its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE Duterte administration should
abrogate by all means the...
A rehab the nation doesn’t need
THE SON of dictator Ferdinand Marcos,
Bongbong, called for the revision of history books, claiming these contained
lies against his father’s administration. He wants history books...
Gov’t must execute strictest protocols
LAST WEEK, why were we still allowing
flights from Wuhan City, China to land in the Philippines – specifically in Aklan
province?
Why did we have to...
From waste to energy
THE ILOILO City government is
proposing a waste-to-energy strategy to manage its garbage. But is this
sustainable? Environmentalists have issued warnings.
The waste-to-energy process involves
incineration and...
‘Hala bira! Viva basura?’
WEEKS before today’s Dinagyang
highlight, Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas made a public appeal: all residents
and festival visitors and tourists must make sure not to...
Next economic power?
IN GLOBAL consulting firm PwC’s “The
World in 2050: Will the Shift in Global Economic Power Continue?” report, the
Philippines was named among eight newly emerging...