Foul tactic
USING THE SPECTER of communism to scare the people into quiet submission was a tactic used by dictator Ferdinand Marcos to quell dissent and...
Budget squabble
ADMINISTRATION allies in the executive and legislative branches are squabbling over the proposed 2019 national budget. This is shameless, self-serving and very telling of...
War booty
(We yield this space to the statement of the educators’ group Tanggol Kasaysayan on the return of the Balangiga Bells due to its timeliness....
We are all defenders
(We yield this space to the statement of the Center for Women’s Resources marking the International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, 2018, due to...
Draw them in
ACCORDING to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, up to two more tropical cyclones could enter the Philippine area of responsibility this...
Sustain the gains
THE SIX-MONTH closure of Boracay has resulted to the dramatic transformation of its white beach – it is now wider and cleaner. Of course,...
Dangerous toys
WITH THE holiday season upon us, environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition wasted no time reminding consumers to ensure that children must only be given toys...
Pigging out on pork
DEPUTY Speaker Rolando Andaya recently disclosed that each member of the House of Representatives and Senate received budgetary allocations of P80 million and P200...
Let us hear the consumers
THE noise from two camps fighting to distribute power in Iloilo City is so loud we could barely hear the opinion of the most...
Let’s be fair to OFWs
WHAT’S driving Filipinos to seek greener pastures abroad? It’s the lack of jobs and opportunities at home. Thus job creation is crucial not only...