Reason and Concern: Pork scam investigation back to square one?
BY RONQUILLO TOLENTINO
ADMITTING that the pork scam file of whistleblower Benhur Luy remains intact and assuming that Luyâs copy of the hard disk drive...
Rural Update: Lawmakers and bankers
BY JOHNNYÂ NOVERA
WE wrote last week an item in our column (âEntry of foreigners in PHâ), expressing our national security concern for House Bill No. 3984, approved by the Lower House allowing the entry of foreign...
People Powwow: A home for Yolanda
By HERBERT VEGO
HER name is Yolanda, a victim of a typhoon by that name. She now lives with a relative here in Iloilo City...
Worm’s Eye View: The power of words
BY ROMMEL YNION
AT The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Danny Fajardo, publisher of Panay News â which, by the way, Â happens to be the...
Accents: Pass the Freedom of Information Bill now!
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
WHAT bill has agonized in the Philippine Congress for more than two decades now?
I often begin with a question when I feel...
Bridges: Continuity
BY SAMMY JULIAN
DESPITE a dismal showing in a recent nationwide survey on perceived presidential bets, the possibility of Interior Secretary Mar Roxas running for...
Bridges: Another âworstâ for our country
SAMMY JULIAN
OUR dear country, once again, found itself included in someoneâs âworstâ list.
The 2014 Global Rights Index by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)...
People Powwow: Sick seamen should always press for disability benefits
BY HERBERT VEGO
IF you are a very sick overseas seaman who applies for permanent disability benefits, would you accept the shipping agencyâs âSorry, you...
Viewpoints: Courtesy resignation
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
CIVILITY and gentility, gallantry and deference, respectability and cordiality â all these and other admirable personality traits forward the meaning and...
Bridges: Potential health hazards of wind turbines
BY SAMMY JULIAN
CONSTRUCTION is underway for wind turbines along the coastline of San Lorenzo town in the province of Guimaras, which has an annual...