We’re not a global garbage dump
YES, CANADA must take back at once the thousands of tons of its garbage languishing in our country’s ports to bring the long-drawn-out dumping...
Domestic job generation
FORTY-EIGHT Filipinos are waiting to be executed in Malaysia for various offenses, it was reported last month. Many more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are...
Laying the ground for more attacks
(We yield this space to the statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines’ National Directorate due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE...
Prevention is cost-effective
WE CANNOT predict when an earthquake will occur, therefore, we must always be prepared. The best protection against earthquakes is sound engineering practice.
In light...
No substitute to quake preparation
LESS than 24 hours after a strong earthquake (magnitude 6.6) rocked large parts of Luzon late Monday afternoon, another hit Eastern Visayas early afternoon...
Elect true champions for the environment
YESTERDAY was Earth Day. Marking it on an election season couldn’t be more crucial for our lives and environment. It is hoped that registered...
An essential right
THE ILOILO provincial government inaugurated recently the Level 3 Water System Project in Barangay Nasapahan, Lemery. The project cost P825,000 and would benefit around...
Summer outings
BECAUSE it’s vacation season for many, it comes as no surprise that lots of people celebrate Easter Sunday on the beach. And cooling down...
Faith without works is dead
THE HOLY Week is a perfect time to reflect on our wastefulness that is consuming lots of finite resources and creating huge quantities of...
In bad taste
NATIONAL and local candidates, as well as party-list groups, should not to take advantage of the huge crowds that are expected to gather at...