Conversations about ambulances
I FIRST became familiar with the need for ambulances when I was appointed as a Director of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Back...
Pros and cons of parliamentary systems
I AM AWARE that this is going to be a long conversation but let us just start it now. We have heard so much...
Modernizing the MMDA
WHAT REALLY is the role or mandate of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)?
Many of us assume that it is a policy-making body, because...
Have we forgotten to restore the lahar affected areas?
SHOULD we not require affected local government units (LGUs) to have their own rehabilitation plans?
Are these plans not supposed to be interrelated with agricultural...
Here comes sea water rice
I HAVE ALWAYS known that it existed somewhere, and now I thank God that I have finally found it. Nope, I am not talking...
Revisiting problems in our lakes
ARE THERE problems in our lakes that we do not notice?
That is the first question we should ask ourselves, because too often, we...
Promoting ‘Maliputo’ as a high value fish
TO PUT matters in the right perspective, the Giant Trevally is not endemic to the Philippines. It thrives in marine environments across the Indo-Pacific....
Data trails of flood control projects
NO, IT IS not my job to go after corrupt politicians and their equally corrupt contractor cohorts. Other people can do that. My job...
What is food nationalism?
CREDITS go to Dr. Ted Mendoza, PhD, the author of a fascinating book that introduced me to a concept that is both very new...
Let’s stop sand encroachment
SAND encroachment is a real problem in the Philippines, even if the government does not seem to realize it yet. And if it does...