Techno-forestry initiative for deserving farmers

A TECHNO-FORESTRY project was launched in a remote, waterless, and powerless barangay of Kabankalan City in the province of Negros Occidental which can provide...

Another joke

NO LESS than the President himself admitted his “anti-endo” executive order has no teeth. In his own words during a speech in Quezon province: “My...

Character education starts at home

DURING a visit at the house of my niece Honeychile yesterday, I got hugs and kisses from her two kid daughters.  It was not...

Nagahimakas

GINMANTSAHAN, ginpasipalahan, ginpatu-patuan apang sa gihapon siya ang napilian. Kaangay ini sang nadangatan ni Cong. Jerry Treñas nga napilian bilang presidente sang Iloilo City Council...

River siltation and land reclamation

I WAS ON BOARD a radio program once and got a big kick when a supposedly qualified subject matter expert told me live on...

Politics

THE SCIENCE of governance, the administration of public affairs, and the conduct of the affairs of the state – these are some of the...

President Duterte’s ‘strongman’ image

“STRONGMEN” like Rodrigo Duterte exercise power through State terror and violence with impunity, couched in populist language that misleads the public and trains the...

A challenge to barangay, SK candidates

THE CAMPAIGN period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections has commenced (May 4-12). A zero waste advocacy group challenges candidates to observe the...

The prospect of peace

WHEN I was teenager, I played a video game where I took on the role of an F-16 pilot. One of the scenarios in the...

Down memory lane – with poetry

CAN YOU turn back the hands of time? Only through memory that stands the test of time. I’m going down memory lane with...