Stand for sovereignty
(We yield this space to the statement of the Promotion of Church People’s Response due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE FILIPINO people continue to...
Follow the heroes
AS WE celebrate the 120th anniversary of our country’s independence, we pray that every Filipino strive to follow the good example of our heroes,...
Food safety in schools
WITH classes in public elementary and high schools having resumed, the Department of Education (DepEd) should waste no time tightening policies that could help...
Make science work
TO EFFECTIVELY manage, reduce and prevent disaster risks, knowledge must be translated into practice. We should not assume that science, research and the tools...
Are you ready?
THE RAINY season is upon us. It is also the typhoon season. All local government units must ensure that timely information about the weather is...
Plastic
PLASTIC waste has become a crisis. This is what the recent World Environment Day wanted people to understand and do something about. We are...
OFWS need protection
AS THE country marks National Migrant Workers Day today, we reiterate the call for better treatment and protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in...
Left behind
IF THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) were to be believed, the perennial problems in the public education system, “aggravated by the ill-planned and...
Greater action needed
DO YOU know that June 5 is World Environment Day? It is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the...
School opening and inflation
PARENTS express alarm over the impact of the 4.5 percent inflation rate – which is the highest in the last five years – to...