Where did the first Mass in the Philippines take place?

  BY FR. ROY CIMAGALA ONCE in a while, you get a jolt when you meet someone who would make you consider something that you have...

Tagpamaba sang mga kontraktor

NANGIN kinaandan na nga gawi sang mga kontraktor sa syudad sang Iloilo ang mangin laminday ukon uyaya sa paghuman sang ila mga proyekto. Madamo na...

The seriousness of waste segregation

AS THE supposed cleanup of Boracay is moving ahead full steam, it seems that no one is talking about building Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs)...

A new Philippine future beside the exodus?

BY JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO EVERY seventh of June, a Southeast Asian archipelago commemorates the “heroism” of compatriots who have been a visible reason for the steady...

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Who’s afraid of school drug test? Should drug tests in schools be made mandatory and not just random? The “war against drugs” has been strengthened. Kudos...

Left behind

IF THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) were to be believed, the perennial problems in the public education system, “aggravated by the ill-planned and...

The poetics of Peter Solis Nery, part 3

I KNOW my strengths as a poet. (I have also been winning awards in poetry, remember!) But I also know that I am not valued and...

Since when is a disc jockey a musician?

THIS STARTED as a twit on Twitter last week that segued to Facebook and it opened up a very interesting exchange of ideas and...

Monitoring inflation

THE INFLATION rate has become one of the most anticipated economic data these days, amid surging prices of crude oil in the world market...

Complementing skills with scientific knowledge

IN THE majority of areas of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, the production of rubber has been a way of life for most villagers. As early as...