Survival fund
DO YOU KNOW that our government has this budget called “People’s Survival Fund” (PSF)?
The PSF is a special annual fund in the National Treasury...
Grab every opportunity
GRADUATING students should bear in mind that school only helps in their preparation for the competitive marketplace ahead; it is still up to them...
Poverty traps
EXTREME weather events such as the current dry conditions brought about by the El Niño phenomenon or flooding due to torrential rains from typhoons...
The OFW vote
TODAY, April 13, starts the casting of votes of almost two million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are registered voters. As they cast their...
Wanted: Living heroes
(We yield this space to the statement of the Center for Women’s Resources due to its significance. – Ed.)
WE RECENTLY remembered Filipino heroes who,...
The heat is on
DROUGHT. Dry spell. Dry condition. These three are different from one another, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
Pagasa describes drought...
Valor of the Filipinos
(We yield this space to the statement of Tanggol Kasaysayan and Alliance of Concerned Teachers due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE Araw ng Kagitingan...
Road safety
THE RECENT fatal plunge of a bus into a deep ravine in Hamtic, Antique highlighted several causes of fatal road accidents. Among these were...
Truth matters
ALMOST 40 years ago, it was a political season when this paper printed its maiden issue on April 7, 1981. The then fledgling Panay...
More than statistics
DO YOU know that the United Nations General Assembly declared the years from 2011 to 2020 a “Decade of Action for Road Safety”?
Why is...