Bridges: The root of the disputes
BY SAMMY JULIAN
SOUTH China Sea is believed to contain significant resources.
However, disputes over its islands, reefs and atolls have made it hard both to...
Bridges: Rights of indigenous people trampled
SAMMY JULIAN
THE recent report involving a landlord and his security guards who shot at and held at gunpoint indigenous people who were to occupy...
People Powwow: Post-work disease may still be work-related
By HERBERT VEGO
WHY are seamen limited to a contractual tenure of 12 months or less?
For one reason, they need to enjoy vacation with their...
Advocacy Mindanao: When someone close dies
BY JESS DUREZA
WHEN someone close to you dies, what’ s the meaning of “dying”? Or what is the meaning of “living” for that matter?
I...
Bridges: Of minerals and seafarers
BY SAMMY JULIAN
METHANE hydrate, touted as a dream energy source, could exacerbate territorial conflicts in the South China Sea, according to experts.
Nicknamed fire ice,...
Viewpoints: It depends
BY ABP. OPSCAR CRUZ
THERE is nothing absolute as everything is relative. Something is true or false depending on the given circumstances.
What is right or...
People Powwow: A PNoy ‘boss’ in Saudi Arabia
BY HERBERT VEGO
THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) always reserves scholarship slots for “students in a hurry,” according to Regional Director Toni...
Bridges: Commitment
BY SAMMY JULIAN
ITS first 135-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant project in Brgy. Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo is yet to be completed but Palm Concepcion Power...
Faith, Hope, Charity: Social franchising
BY IKE SEÑERES
I THOUGHT that I had an original idea until I found out that my idea is already happening all over the world, and...
Commentary: Can we really dismantle political dynasties through legislation?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
Bulatlat perspective
NEWS agencies reported that a pending bill banning political dynasties has finally passed the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms...