Bonifacio: the man and hero
(We yield this space to excerpts from an article produced by the
National Historical Commission of the Philippines on Andres Bonifacio due to
its timeliness. –...
Women and poverty
WITH JOBLESSNESS worsening (as
disclosed by the most recent Social Weather Stations survey), many women would
certainly fall victim to illegal recruiters and traffickers. Based on...
Brazen impunity, looming tyranny
(We
yield this space to the statement of the Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties
due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
WE, the members of the Concerned
Lawyers for...
A childhood without violence
DID YOU know that Nov. 20 was World
Children’s Day and the 30th year of ratification of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child? Sadly,...
Soaring joblessness
THE LATEST Social Weather Stations
survey showed that joblessness has reached an estimated 10 million among
Filipino adults during the third quarter of 2019. Joblessness climbed...
Plastic waste
THE ILOILO provincial government’s
decision to regulate single-use plastics and Styrofoams is most welcome.
According to the Global Alliance for
Incinerator Alternative report “Plastics Exposed”, each day...
If we were more prepared…
RECENTLY the country marked the sixth
anniversary of the super typhoon “Yolanda” disaster. It was a good time to
reflect on the lessons it left us.
The...
Inhalant addiction
IT IS GOOD that
vaping – its potential addictive properties and adverse health consequences –
has finally caught government attention and it is bent to banning...
Vaping
HEALTH experts say vaporized liquid
nicotine is much more potent as an addictive substance than the nicotine from
lighting cigarettes. Add the other chemicals mixed in...
Unjust
(We
yield this space to the statement of human rights alliance Karapatan due to its
timeliness. – Ed.)
YESTERDAY marked the 1,000th day of
the incarceration of Sen....