‘Inclusive society’

BY IKE SEÑERES Monday, December 4, 2017 A UNITED Nations Organization (UNO) document defines social inclusion as “a process by which efforts are made to ensure...

Uncovering the true cost of coal

BY JULIO P. YAP JR. Monday, December 4, 2017 THERE is now a proposal to increase the tax imposed on coal from P10 per metric ton...

EDITORIAL | Coastal management

Sunday, December 3, 2017 THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently conducted a simultaneous nationwide coastal cleanup to mark the National Climate Change...

PEOPLE POWWOW | Political propaganda in Philippine setting

BY HERBERT VEGO Sunday, December 3, 2017 “AAYAW-AYAW nga ako ngunit ‘yan ay di totoo,” says a line from a Tagalog song where the lady singer “resists”...

INTERNATIONAL ILONGGO | Is Duterte a fascist?

BY JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO Sunday, December 3, 2017 SO PRESIDENT Duterte recently admitted that he’s a fascist. He made the claim in a tongue in...

FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY | A green and blue development framework

BY IKE SEÑERES Sunday, December 3, 2017 THE GREEN advocacy is now very popular, and that is good news for everyone in this planet. Green is...

VIEWPOINTS | ‘Solo marriage’

BY OSCAR CRUZ Sunday, December 3, 2017 THE WORLD is getting more curious – such as in the sphere of a man-and-man spousal union, a woman-and-woman...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

RevGov Sunday, December 3, 2017 THIS NOVEMBER 30 we celebrated the day of a true Filipino revolutionary: Andres Bonifacio. His dream was for the Filipino people...

Involuntary hunger

THE Second Quarter 2017 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 9.5 percent or an estimated 2.2 million families experienced involuntary hunger. While this...

Sinong Supremo?

BY RHICK LARS ALBAY I JOINED the Boy Scouts when I was in grade school at Leganes Elementary School. One year, we were tasked to...