Promoting vertical farming in vacant buildings
VACANT buildings are an eyesore. They stand like ghosts of progress, reminders of unfinished business or failed development. In developed — or should I...
Iloilo City housing program: Who was watching?
ILOILO City’s recent move to reclaim more than 90 public housing units — and review hundreds more — has been framed as a decisive...
A change in circumstance, redux
INDEED, the change in circumstances has been significant. There was a time — from the late 1980s to the 1990s — when the insurgency...
Juan and Maria at the crossroads of crisis
THE PESO has fallen to its weakest level in history — P60.10 to the dollar. For Juan and Maria, this is not an abstract...
Despite contradictions, let’s be constant in doing good
THIS IS the lesson we can learn from that gospel episode where Christ corrected his disciples who wanted to bring fire on a...
A nation on the edge, 2
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy admits it cannot cap prices under the law unless emergency powers are invoked. Malacañang says changes are up to Congress.
In...
Can organic fertilizers win over chemical fertilizers?
I HAVE often heard it said that organic fertilizers can never be as good as chemical fertilizers. The argument is usually simple: organic is...
Senate Bill 1901 falls short of a genuine ban on political dynasties
SENATE Bill 1901, the output of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation consolidating the anti-political dynasty bills in the chamber, falls...
