Misogynistic spiels and antics
WHEN we called on midterm election candidates to campaign “green”, we referred to eco-friendly campaign activities. It seemed that other candidates have other “green”...
Campaign ‘green’
AS POLITICAL activities blaze with the start of the campaign period, we urge all candidates to campaign “green” no matter what their political affiliations...
Going beyond earthquake drills
ILOILO CITY is the main venue of the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on Feb 21. We cannot predict when an earthquake will occur, therefore, we...
Holistic approach
CURRENT societal realities are a major contributing factor to the involvement of children in criminal and anti-social acts. Based on the 2016 data from...
Eco-friendly campaign
FOR A CLEANER campaign, candidates in the upcoming midterm elections are urged to comply with Commission on Elections’ Resolution 10488 providing for the rules...
It can be done
THIS ONE is encouraging: the municipality of Tubungan in Iloilo province has been cited as best performing local government unit (LGU) in solid waste...
Public schools vulnerable to measles
WITH LESS than 2,000 Department of Education (DepEd) school nurses nationwide, public schools have poor defenses against communicable diseases like measles. Among the most...
Don’t fear vaccines
PARENTS should heed the call of Health secretary Francisco Duque III to have their children vaccinated in light of the measles outbreak which now...
Important bill
CONGRESS must work overtime to ensure the passage of an anti-contractualization law before going into recess.
Senate Bill 1826, known as An Act Strengthening Workers...
Proactive defense of mental health rights
PERHAPS not many heard that the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Mental Health Act were signed just this Jan. 22. With it...