NAT

EARLIER this month it was reported that Grade 12 students in all public and private schools will take the National Achievement Test (NAT). It...

Hypocrites

INDEED, the CPP/NPA/NDF is not only baduy, obsolete and irrelevant but the epitome of hypocrisy as well. Your clue: there are the slogans that they’ve...

Things I get for free

I’M ON my third cup of coffee as I write this. It’s only mid-January now, and everybody’s gearing up for Dinagyang, but it will be...

Ayala firms lead in good governance

EIGHT Ayala companies were among the 85 publicly-listed companies feted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) at its Golden Arrows Awards held last...

Russia and Germany’s strange relationship

GERMANY and Russia are natural allies. In a world without NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) or the EU (European Union), I think it’s likely...

Caring for children with disabilities

FOR COUPLES blessed with children, there is nothing more gratifying than watching them grow up and become productive members of society with their own...

Vacation with a soul

(By Charmaine Sales) HAVE you ever experienced that sensation when you wake up ecstatic because you are counting the days when you are finally able...

Dressing up

THERE’S no doubt about it. I love dressing up. Even as a poor young boy, I did dress up. No, not in the trans kind of way. Although...

The return of mega crowds

HUGE THRONGS of people gathered around three separate mega events this January. The huge crowds can only mean one thing—more and more Filipinos are...

Kahalam-utan nga Philippine Coastguard

KINAHANGLAN ma-update na ang Local Climate Change Action Plan sang siyudad sang Iloilo nga gin-aprubahan sadtong 2013.   Syempre, tungod kay pabag-o bag-o man ang...