Grave learning loss
ACCORDING to the Department of Education (DepEd), 17.9 million learners have so far enrolled for school year (SY) 2021-2022. This is only equivalent to...
Everybody’s business
TYPHOON “Jolina” weakened into a severe tropical storm yesterday but it still drenched with heavy rains the areas within its path, some suffering from...
Our invaluable teachers
IT IS SADDENING that this is happening: teachers under the the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) is staging a picket-protest at the Department of...
Demand for justice
(We yield this space to the statement of the human rights advocacy group Rise Up for Life and for Rights due to its timeliness....
Our marginalized IPs
IN A WAY, the recent death of the master chanter of the Panay epic Sugidanon, Leopoldo “Tay Polding” Caballero, called our attention to the...
Don’t forget dengue
AMID THE coronavirus pandemic, the Iloilo City government is strengthening its campaign against dengue, tapping community esprit de corps. Good call for volunteerism. While...
Unable to grieve
ON THE International Day of the Disappeared three days ago, Aug. 30, this paper reported on the call of human rights groups in Iloilo...
Making medicines affordable
THE ONGOING coronavirus pandemic has also highlighted the importance of making medicines not only accessible but also affordable. It has been 32 years since...
Heroes
YESTERDAY the nation commemorated heroes who fought for genuine freedom and independence, and also paid tribute to modern-day heroes who continue to serve the...
Concrete measures
DISASTERS as an enemy are becoming more formidable. These should make us realize that it is no longer “business as usual.” The shift from...