Disturbing
“IF YOU ask me, firing squad,” said
Sen. Manny Pacquiao recently when asked how criminals such as drug traffickers
should be dealt with. “But it depends...
Irresponsibility on the road
THERE WAS a predawn motorcycle
accident on Sept. 13, 2019 in Barangay Cuartero, Jaro, Iloilo City. The
motorist fell from his motorcycle, hit his head on...
Where’s the plan?
WE REPORTED recently that before this
year is over, all local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo province – 42
municipalities and one component city – are...
Break the filthy habit
THE INUNDATION –again – of some streets
in Iloilo City due to the heavy rains has -- again – reminded us of our chronic
battle with...
Adequate legal assistance
DO YOU KNOW that in the past seven
weeks, 21 bills have been filed in the House of Representatives and Senate on
the re-imposition of the...
Rice and farmers
IN THE NEWS these past few weeks is
the deluge of cheap, imported rice and the subsequent dramatic plunge in the
prices of locally-produced rice or...
Don’t just distribute land
LAST WEEK the President pitched once
again for agrarian reform. “I’d like to be frank with you all. The law during
my presidency is really the...
Protecting fishing grounds
STOPPING illegal fishing is one of the
priorities of the new director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office, Police
Colonel Roland Vilela. The provincial government wants...
On our toes all the time
WHAT’S the prize for efforts to
mitigate or manage disaster risks? According to former Office of Civil Defense
chief Alexander Pama during the recent regional 21st...
Clean up, fix and conserve
PROCLAMATION
No. 244 declares the month of September as National Clean-Up Month and the 17th
to the 23rd of September of each year as World Clean...