State of the nation

DURING today’s third State of the Nation Address of the President, troubled workers and their families expect him to provide ways forward in raising...

And the Dengvaxia deaths continue

SINCE the time that nincompoop former President Noynoy Aquino sentenced 800,000 plus schoolchildren to death by Dengvaxia courtesy of the Department of Health then...

What’s happening to our police?

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE IN A NUTSHELL, the current state of our national police can be summed up by the Filipino saying, Lahat ng gubat...

Variety as a slut of life

Confession: I had to double check the dictionary for the meaning of the word “slut” in order to use it properly in this piece. I’m...

The forgotten forest vines

ONE OF the best sources of raw materials for handicraft production is forest vines. However, the local handicraft industry is experiencing problems on export...

WHAT PEOPLE SAY: Du30’s 3rd SONA

What do you want to hear from President Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address? (Pooled from Facebook) ASSERT and defend ownership of West Philippine...

Grave concern

THE CREATION of a powerful Transition Commission under the Federation Constitution tasked with promulgating a Transition Plan to overhaul the entire government and centralize...

Media should junk political surveys

IN A PAST column, this corner debunked a Pulse Asia survey alleging that if a senatorial race were held in the specified survey period...

Geo-economic dimensions of the US-China trade war

WHAT does China’s One Road One Belt (OROB) initiative and the United States’ America First policy have in common? They are both geo-economic tools designed...