Justice
THE GUILTY verdict in the Ampatuan
Massacre is proof that no matter how slow the wheels of justice turn in our
country’s imperfect legal system, justice...
Children’s right to safe toys
AS CONSUMERS go on pre-Christmas toy
shopping spree, it is timely to remind parents to pick up toys that do not
expose young children to hazards....
Ilonggo hero
BORN on Dec. 18, 1856 in Jaro, Iloilo
City, Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena – the foremost and only Ilonggo hero on the
national level – would...
Toxic fun
LET US support and help the Department
of Health’s (DOH) firecracker injury prevention program. How? Simple. By
turning away from the dangerous and polluting tradition of...
Goal: waste-free holiday season
WITH holiday shopping and partying
getting more intense as Christmas nears, let us consciously exert effort to
make the festive celebration plastic-free and waste-free in line...
Plastic pollution
DURING a Cabinet meeting last month,
President Duterte floated the idea of banning the use of plastics when the
issue of environment and climate change resiliency...
Taxing single-use plastics
THE House Ways and Means Committee has
approved House Bill (HB) 178 or “An Act Imposing Excise Tax on Single-use
Plastic Bags.” This is a step...
Missing link in grassroots sports
THE SUCCESSFUL campaign of Filipino
athletes in the recently concluded Southeast Asian Games should inspire most
especially youngsters who have potential in sports to hone their...
Let’s not forget private school teachers
IN THE CAMPAIGN for quality education,
let us not forget private school teachers, too.
Private school teachers also struggle
for just and decent salaries and benefits,...
Future based on justice, righteousness, peace
(We
yield this space to the statement of Most Rev. Gerardo Alminaza, Bishop of San
Carlos, Negros Occidental, marking the International Human Rights Day, due to
its...