Low compliance rate
THIS PAPER reported yesterday that 29
municipalities in Iloilo province will be dumping their solid waste at the
12-hectare sanitary landfill of Passi City when the...
Building better
RESILIENCE is said to be one of the
remarkable strengths of our citizens, but what is our understanding of it? Is
it limited to our ability...
No place in public service
REACTING to the country’s poor
performance in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA),
a senator suggested closing down small and “underperforming” schools.
It is unbelievable...
Outrageous
TEN years ago, 58 individuals,
including 32 journalists who were supposed to be at the filing of the
certificate of candidacy of then gubernatorial bet Esmael...
Poor quality education
THE country’s
poor performance in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment
(PISA) only validates the alarm that teachers have been ringing for the longest
time. The...
Rotten from within
(We
yield this space to the statement of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Panay due to
its timeliness. – Ed.)
BAGONG Alyansang Makabayan-Panay calls
for the junking of Executive Order No....
A step forward
THE SENATE’S move to double the funds
for pay hike of government employees for 2020 is most welcome albeit still a
far cry from the demands...
Heed disaster warnings
AS TYPHOON “Tisoy” continues to
threaten Northern Luzon and nearby areas, we remind all local government units
(LGUs) in the path of the storm to ensure...
Losing our skilled workers
WHILE it is true that the diaspora of
Philippine labor abroad greatly helps our economy, there are so-called “social
costs” that we should consider. Family ties...
Preparation is half the battle won
AS THE COUNTRY girds for the entry of
typhoon “Tisoy” (international name: “Kammuri”) let us remind ourselves that while
disaster prevention should be the greater focus...