Police report
THE SUPREME Court order for the Solicitor General to submit police reports for persons killed in drug-related police operations as well as deaths under investigation...
From cesspool to wasteland?
HE MAIN problem in Boracay Island, and in many other parts of the country, is the wanton disregard for our environmental laws, especially the...
The gloves are off
THE President’s livid response to the Chief Justice’s speech on Monday displays how he has swept away the checks and balances so necessary for...
Drug test
THE PHILIPPINE National police wants candidates in next month’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to take drug tests. The proposal wants to make sure...
Labor migration
DATA from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration show that among the Filipinos leaving for work abroad are professionals such as nurses, teachers, engineers, doctors...
Zero marine litter
GOING to the beach this summer? Leave only your footprints in the sands. Please don’t leave your cigarette butts, plastics and leftover food behind.
Keeping...
Finding common ground
THE RECENT statement of Secretary Jesus Dureza, presidential adviser to the peace process, that President Rodrigo Duterte has directed government negotiators to work on...
Temporary setback
THE temporary closure of Boracay Island would affect many, thus government intervention is needed.
But when this is done, we will have a more lively...
Credibility in the age of fake news
THE MASS media landscape dramatically changed. Thanks to technological advances, people can now instantly access and share information through the internet and social media....
Taking workers for a ride
GOVERNMENT now says it is powerless to end the practice of labor contractualization in the country and has passed the buck to Congress. Describing...