Neglecting the elderly
SO, THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) filed a graft complaint against former Health secretary Janette Garin and former PhilHealth president Alexander Padilla in...
Waste mgt in schools
THE RESUMPTION of classes provides a very good opportunity to renew interest and support for school-oriented ecological solid waste management principles and practices. It’s...
Free college
TO BE rolled out in time for school year 2018-2019 is the free college tuition program under Republic Act (RA) 10931, also known as...
Clean water is a human right
ACCORDING to the United Nations, people living in the slums of Manila, Jakarta (Indonesia) and Nairobi (Kenya) pay five to 10 times more for...
Cleaner, safer schools
AS THE annual Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education gets underway, a waste and pollution watch group exhorts all participants to work in...
Comply with environmental laws
BORACAY, hopefully, should be the last tourism spot to suffer from environmental degradation. Others should learn from the mistakes that made it a –...
The best option
THE PEACE process is still the best option to move forward the quest for just and lasting peace in the country. Recent setbacks including...
Classroom shortage
IF WE go by the figures from ACT Teachers party-list, there is a 81,750 classroom shortage in the country. What’s the Department of Education...
Another disaster in Marawi?
AROUND 230,000 people remain displaced and in need of stronger support one year after armed conflict broke out in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.
Efforts...
Occupational safety
HERE’S one good news: the bill strengthening compliance to occupational safety and health standards (OSHS) has been approved by Congress. It’s a long overdue...