Wise energy sources
THE PHILIPPINES has been largely dependent on the importation of fossil fuel from the Middle East. Thus we cannot escape the adverse effects of...
Crop losses
AMID the threat of climate change, farmers must have a sense of security. This, in turn, will also ensure our food sufficiency.
The agriculture sector...
Just demands
TEACHERS got the most disappointing “gifts” on the recent World Teachers’ Day. While the President did not even waste a word for teachers on...
Red scare
AUTHORITIES are using the old and ineffective “red scare” tactics to create a climate of fear and insecurity, portray themselves as victims of destabilization,...
Second ‘gloria’
CAN YOU imagine former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo becoming president once again?
A House committee draft federal charter authored by Arroyo herself and other lawmakers contains...
The truth is the only way
(We yield this space to the statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines’ National Directorate due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE...
October lessons
OCTOBER should have been a celebratory month for teachers as nations annually commemorate the World Teachers Day every Oct. 5. Friday last week marked...
Children in conflict with the law
SENATE Bill 2026 seeks to lower the minimum age of criminal liability from the current 15 to 13 years old. According to proponent Senate...
Diversionary, repressive acts
(We yield this space to the statement of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
IRONY of ironies. Teachers experienced harassment...
Verbal accolades are not enough
TEACHERS are looked upon and heralded as molders of our youth and prime movers of the education system. Yet, they are among the most...