A limited resource
AS THE dry season continues to heat up, public must be reminded to be responsible water consumers. Remember that while the earth is 71...
Endo turnaround
LABOR organizations slammed Malacañang’s turnaround on ending labor contractualization, saying it smashes the tiniest hope for decent work that workers were desperately holding on...
Earth Day
IT’S EARTH DAY today and the observance focuses on the need to end plastic pollution.
To be more specific, plastic bags are a headache when...
‘Endo’ in government
INDEED, how can the Duterte administration end the “endo” (end of contract / labor contractualization) practice when the government itself is the biggest “endo”...
Making fools out of Filipino workers
(We yield this space to the statement of labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
WE STRONGLY condemn President Duterte for...
Bank secrecy waiver
THEN and now, alleged undisclosed bank accounts of some government officials and employees are issues that continue to hound all anti-corruption campaigns. The Bank...
Guimaras chooses sustainable path
TWO months ago, the island province of Guimaras declared itself a coal-free province, and the first to be so in the Visayas.
Indeed it is....
Mixed signals
IT IS IRONIC, even intriguing, that while the government recommends Boracay Island’s closure for six months of supposed rehabilitation, it is allowing the entry...
Enforced disappearance
FAMILIES, friends and colleagues of Ilonggo activists and desaparecidos Maria Luis Posa-Dominado and Nilo Arado recently marked the 11th anniversary of their abduction. We...
Another window of opportunity for peace
ALL peace-loving Filipinos should welcome the possible continuation of the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
The peace...