Laguna and Pangasinan in Rizal’s life
BY JUN VELASCO
AS WE BEAT the deadline for this paper, two national organizations where we’ve held humble positions were preparing for their election of...
Proactive contingency measures
OVER 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait have returned to the country since the government imposed a labor deployment ban to the tiny...
Hmmm, there’s magic in Boracay
IT’S THE DAY after Labor Day, call it a hangover, usually there’s still a lot of stories in the newspapers about the “working class...
‘Bad Samaritan’ ang gobyerno sang Kuwait
AKIG ang mga otoridad sang Kuwait kay gin-rescue sang aton embahada ang aton mga OFWs nga domestic helper nga yara sa katalagman, labi na...
What elections mean
ELECTIONS are one of the most important features of democracy. Fair and free elections are the hallmarks of true democratic governments, which are able...
Ending child labor
LABOR is honor, goes a popular saying. But not if it involves the exploitation of children.
Children have the right to a life free from...
No time for retirement
THROUGH Facebook, an opportunity to re-discover – and exchange messages with – old friend Bing (from the 1970s) presented itself the other day. Eusebio...
Kay sin-o maupod ang mga konsehal sang syudad?
KAHAPON lang nga adlaw ginkumpermar ni Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon nga magapadalagan sya sa pagka-bise alkalde sa idalum ni Lone District congressman Jerry Treñas....
Big losses with Boracay’s closure
AFTER a meeting with his Department Secretaries involved in the island resort’s operation on April 4, 2018, President Rodrigo R. Duterte ordered the closure...
Better luck next time
LAST week’s announcement of the 2017 Bar Examination results produced the usual mixture of elation from the bar passers and sadness from those who...