Protected areas

THE PHILIPPINES, which has a population of over 100 million, is said to be one of only 17 “megadiverse” countries in the world. It...

A furniture-maker’s son turned sculptor

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY THE FURNITURE maker’s son gathers the unused timber scattered around his father’s small workshop – the discarded remains of the...

Si Mayor Joe

BY JOEL FRANCO SA MALAWIG na nga panahon natanum na sa utok sang mga Ilonggo nga basta Espinosa tunto, maisog, hurong. Ini bangud man sang...

Good governance and the civil society

BY IKE SEÑERES (Continued from Nov. 17, 2017) It is good that the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) is doing its part in filtering out...

Gap between letter and reality

BY OSCAR CRUZ IN THE WORLD, there is the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights as defined and affirmed by the United Nations. In the Philippines, there...

Blind and deaf

WE, THE League of Filipino Students – Northern Mindanao vehemently condemn the lies of US Defense Chief Mattis regarding Marawi. Clearly, the statement comes...

To serve and protect

Friday, November 17, 2017 MANY of our policemen are good people, but the few scalawags stain the integrity of the entire organization. The Philippine National Police...

And the natives said NO to PECO …

BY L UIS BUENAFLOR JR. Friday, November 17, 2017   “Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!”  -- written and...

Good governance and the civil society  

BY IKE SEÑERES Friday, November 17, 2017 WIKIPEDIA defines “civil society” as the “aggregate of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions that manifest interests and will of...

Be wary of people pretending to be your friends

BY ERICK SAN JUAN Friday, November 17, 2017 IS THERE nobody minding the store? This is the general perception now being felt by the ordinary “Juan dela...