A learners’ crisis
RECENTLY, news articles came out about a very disconcerting World Bank assessment on Philippine education. Specifically, the report underscored that one in every four...
A whole-of-nation immunization campaign
RECENTLY, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after...
Mental health — a continuing priority
THREE years ago, President Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11036 or the Mental Health Act, which we co-authored and helped pass along...
Unspent Bayanihan 2 Funds
WHEN we passed the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) back in August of 2020, every one of us in Congress understood...
Schools on the brink
LAST March, President Duterte enacted into law Republic Act 11534, more widely known as the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises or CREATE...
The fight against fake news and misinformation
IN SEPTEMBER last year, the SK of Barangay Balaya in San Carlos City, Pangasinan installed WiFi modems at several locations in their village to...
The case for artificial intelligence
IMAGINE this. On your next grocery trip (wearing a face mask of course), you pick up an item listed on your shopping list. You...
Asia’s fastest-growing companies
THE Financial Times, together with Nikkei Asia and Statista recently came out with its ranking of High-Growth Companies in the Asia Pacific Region. To...
Hunger alleviation through the community pantry
WE, FILIPINOS, are not known to easily give up. And in the face of adversity, we as a community are able to overcome either...
Self-reliance in food
RECENTLY, the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW), led by Senate President Tito Sotto, conducted two extensive hearings on the African Swine Fever (ASF)...