Connected cities

BEING the mobile messaging capital and the call center capital of the world, the Philippines is in a good position to transform our human...

On truth, justice, peace and dev’t

TRUTH is objective reality. It is existent actuality. While due knowledge thereof affirms its nature, implications and consequences, ignorance thereof is the big loss to...

‘Endo’ in government

INDEED, how can the Duterte administration end the “endo” (end of contract / labor contractualization) practice when the government itself is the biggest “endo”...

It’s all over the news

IT’S BEEN said journalists write the first rough draft of history. Before renowned figures and ground-breaking events enter our nation’s collective record, it’s the...

Ungab, bingaw ang syudad

NAGAKINAHANGLAN na ayhan  sang pustiso ang syudad? Pustiso para sa Office of the Building Official (OBO) agud makapangagat sang balingag nga mga kontraktors kag...

Origin of fake news traced

BY JUN VELASCO UNLIKE in the unlamented past, say, 20 to 30 years back or earlier, we in our present world are now aware of...

Making fools out of Filipino workers

(We yield this space to the statement of labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno due to its timeliness. – Ed.) WE STRONGLY condemn President Duterte for...

Guimaras the next cesspool

THE INEVITABLE has happened. The country’s premier tourist destination, Boracay will close shop less than a week from now or to be exact, six...

Protecting Filipino consumers

APRIL 13 last week marked the 26th year the Consumer Act RA 7394 of the Philippines was signed into law. And since the law’s...

Problema sa bulong sang mga kubos

ANG aton Department of Health (DOH) naghandom sa paglakip sa health care sang tanan naton nga pumuluyo bag-o matapos ang 2016. Apang wala ini matuman....