Modernizing PH agri
WITH President Ferdinand âBongbongâ Marcos Jr. himself heading the Department of Agriculture, we expect dramatic changes in the way the government handles the agriculture...
Disastrous
JULY is National Disaster Resilience Month. Since democracy was restored in the country in 1986, the Philippines has seen the mushrooming of political parties and...
âTree growingâ
THE PROVINCIAL government of Iloilo and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Forest Management Bureau planted over 2,000 tree seedlings at the...
Learning from Boracay
THE RESPONSIBILITY to continue the rehabilitation of Boracay Island is now with the provincial government of Aklan and the local government unit of Malay....
Knee-jerk reactions to rising oil prices
THE GOVERNMENT needs to thoroughly study if reviving the Oil Price Stabilization Fund (OPSF) or amending the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998 will...
Be ready
A MAGNITUDE 4.0 earthquake struck Hamtic, Antique on Thursday. Fortunately, there were no damage to structures, and no persons got hurt or died.
To prevent...
Keeping promises
THE VOTERS have spoken. They elected Ferdinand âBongbongâ Marcos Jr. as the 17th President of the Philippines on the promise of bringing about pagkakaisa (unity)....
Green wish list
AHEAD of todayâs presidential inauguration, civil society leaders made a pitch for priority action points to ensure a healthy environment and democracy under a...
Toxic legislation
THERE have been reports that the enrolled copy of the consolidated House Bill 9007 and Senate Bill 2239 or the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation...
State of mind
THE DEPARTMENT of Health in Western Visayas recently launched a âcrisis lineâ to make its mental health services accessible to all. As a suicide...