Impunity and injustice persist
YESTERDAY marked the ninth anniversary of what is considered to be the worst case of election-related violence and journalist killings in the country. The...
Paranoia
(We yield this space to the statement of the human rights alliance Karapatan due to its timeliness -- Ed.)
The Department of Internal and Local...
Pork barrel politics
SENATOR Panfilo Lacson disclosed at a press briefing on Monday that insertions by congressmen have stalled the budget hearings. We are not surprised. Pork...
Attempted censorship
(We yield this space to the statement of LODI or the Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity - Arts and Media Alliance due to...
‘Zero casualty’ mindset
GOVERNMENT agencies, local government units (LGUs) and citizens of Western Visayas must prepare for typhoon “Samuel” which is expected to make a landfall 40...
Dealing with dengue
FROM January to Oct. 26 this year the Provincial Health Office recorded 1,469 dengue hemorrhagic fever cases with six deaths. The 10-month figure was...
Job creation
ERADICATING poverty starts by creating an environment conducive for job creation and employment. The Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) most recent survey showed that 22...
Water distribution is more than a business
“TUBIG dapat serbisyo, huwag gawing negosyo.” This was what’s written on the placard of an urban poor protester during a recent protest on the...
Wanted: More proactive PESO
THIS EARLY the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of the Iloilo provincial government is urging job hunters to prepare for a two-day job fair...
Diligence and caution
A CARGO TRUCK crashed against a pickup in Barangay Iwa Ilaya, Pototan, Iloilo on Monday night. A five-year-old boy died.
Some drivers think they own...