The best option

THE PEACE process is still the best option to move forward the quest for just and lasting peace in the country. Recent setbacks including...

The Jala-ur River project fiasco, revisited

AND YOU thought that all the brouhaha about that controversial Jala-ur River mega dam project has died down and it was safe to go...

Presidential hits and misses

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE PRESIDENT Rody has a flair for drama which he uses to clearly drive his point. Instead of just confiscating smuggled luxury cars...

There’s a reason why my name is up there

I’M A pretty good teacher. In fact, I am so great at it. So please, for the poetry workshop, do not cheat. Do not start writing...

Turn rice straws into packaging materials

CONSIDERED by farmers as waste materials, rice straws can have the potential to become packaging materials for packing rice and other food commodities. When harvested,...

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

No Miss U Do you agree with the decision of the Department of Tourism Secretary not to host the next Miss Universe beauty pageant? I...

What People Say: How much is your vote?

Was vote-buying rampant during the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections? I heard some politicians gave money to people. Vote-buying is not new. An election...

Classroom shortage

IF WE go by the figures from ACT Teachers party-list, there is a 81,750 classroom shortage in the country. What’s the Department of Education...

Ilonggos to wow New Yorkers

THE green light is once again on for the Ilonggo group to join the annual Philippine Independence Day parade on Madison Avenue, New York...

Conflict of powers

ONE OF the most prominent features of modern republican states is the separation of powers, an idea that traces itself back to the Anglo...