‘Rice and fall’
THE UNAVAILABILITY of P27 and P32 per kilo NFA rice in markets and the unconscionable hikes in the prices of commercial rice which even...
Expanded maternity leave
THE HOUSE of Representatives’ approval of House Bill 4113 which lengthens maternity leave from the current 60 days to 100, with pay is good...
Gone without a trace
YESTERDAY was the International Day of the Disappeared, created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions...
Fine-tuning 4Ps
WITH THE worrisome findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) – that over P10 billion in public...
Food insecurity
RICE, its production, supply and price, are matters related to our food security. This focuses our attention to the importance of providing the necessary...
Losing historical consciousness
(We yield this space to the statement of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers due to its timeliness. --Â Ed.)
AS THE PHILIPPINES commemorates the national...
Get inspiration from our heroes
TODAY is National Heroes Day. If our heroes were part of this generation, they would probably use social media channels to push and tackle pressing...
High cost, poor quality
INFORMATION and communication technology (ICT) services in the country remain one of the most expensive in the Asia-Pacific. Worse, internet speed is not proportional...
Social protection programs
THE RECENT flooding in the nation’s capital and other parts of the country like Iloilo City due to heavy monsoon rains opened our eyes...
‘Moving on’ – a refuge of scoundrels
IN PHILIPPINE politics, when corrupt politicians want the people to move on, what they mean is they want their crimes forgotten; they want history...