Mining the consequences
ONE OF most impassioned statements of the President during his third State of the Nation Address was on mining.
He said: “To the mining industry,...
The ties that bind GMA to her warring Ilonggo friends
NO DOUBT, Cong. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s unexpected accession to the Speaker’s “throne” may yet reshape the political landscape of both the city and province of...
Our radical identity and mission
WE really should know who we really are and what our real purpose in life is. To be sure, we are not just our...
Bag-uhon ang talaksan
KAANGAY sang panahon nga nagalipas, ang tanan nga talaksan nagalipas na kag dapat nga bag-uhon agud nga magsibu sa karon nga siwasyon.
Sadto ginahulat gid...
Duterte’s SONA, the great reveal
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) did not only lack his signature hubris and crassness, more importantly, it is devoid...
State of our ageing population
WE DIDN’T hear this during the President’s State of the Nation Address: Our country should brace for a paradigm shift in demographics. Our ageing...
‘Altar of Secrets’ Part 2
A FEW years ago there was uproar in these islands particularly amongst the so-called faithful Catholics about a book and eventually a film based...
PH jobs situation much better today
THE RAPID economic expansion of the Philippines is generating jobs at an unprecedented pace. For example, many jobs in the construction and tourism sectors...
Mutiny and seafarer’s dismissal
IN SOME instances, Filipino seafarers who aggressively assert their rights are wrongfully accused of mutiny, leading to the early termination of their contract by...