What do we do with water hyacinths?
DEAR Mr. President:
In the series of floods that have hit our country, many have blamed the indiscriminate throwing of garbage as one of...
Eradicating invasive fish species
DEAR Mr. President:
There are about seven invasive fish species in the Philippines, namely Clown Knifefish, Eastern Mosquitofish, Thai Catfish (Clarias batrachus), African Catfish...
Conversion needed to do God’s will
NOW THAT we're in the month of October, let’s remind ourselves of the importance of the Holy Rosary. It’s a very helpful prayer that...
Burning the house down
BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR.
INDEED, a philosopher once said, “An evil man will burn his own nation to rule over the ashes.”
That’s exactly what...
Upholding constitutional integrity in budget appropriations
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III is set to challenge before the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Bicameral Conference Committee’s decision to increase...
Is flood control totally impossible?
DEAR Mr. President:
I beg to disagree with those who have already said that there is no solution to the problem of flooding and...
Dealing with spiritual beings
THE FEAST of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, celebrated on September 29, reminds us of our need to learn how to deal with...
No evil without the good
INDEED, evil cannot exist by itself. It has to refer itself to something that is good which it denies, distorts, corrupts, etc. And if...
Syria has fallen
BY JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO
WHEN I first wrote this article, I thought Syria’s Bashar Al Assad would pull through, but as things have turned...
The gov’t cannot be reached
DEAR Mr. President:
Perhaps it has already come to your attention, but based on my own actual experience, it is very difficult to contact...