RURAL UPDATE | More on the Batiano – Iloilo’s twin river body

BY JOHNNY NOVERA Tuesday, May 16, 2017     WE ASKED in our column last week what happened to the rehabilitation plans for the Batiano River which, according to the Department of...

FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY | Becoming serious with the environment

BY IKE SEÑERES Tuesday, May 16, 2017     THE PHILIPPINES has the distinction of being one of the top countries that have the most volume of plastic...

EDITORIAL | Right to information

Monday, May 15, 2017   WHAT happened to the Freedom of Information (FOI) bills in Congress? With his issuance of Executive Order (EO) 2 on FOI last...

JUST ANOTHER DAY | Margaux Justiniano Uson a.k.a. ‘Mocha’

BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR. Monday, May 15, 2017     PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte just gave a big middle finger and “up yours” to the so called disente and...

RAMBLINGS OF THE UNMARRIED | Top of the list

BY GORDON Q. GUILLERGAN Monday, May 15, 2017   “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” ― Johann Wolfgang...

MY LIFE AS ART | Peace according to Peter, Part 2

BY PETER SOLIS NERY Monday, May 15, 2017     MY RULE of thumb to a peaceful existence is simple: Detox yourself of people who are dragging you...

LABAY MAN AKON | Iloy

BY RUNJI JAMOLO Monday, May 15, 2017     BULAHAN ang mga iloy.  Sa ila mga taguangkan kita ginlubong (implant).  Siyam ka bulan ang ila pagbusong sa aton...

URBAN FARMER | Solar-powered water pumping system can benefit remote communities

BY JULIO P. YAP JR. Monday, May 15, 2017   THE new solar-powered water supply system in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental is expected to...

EDITORIAL | The hand that rocks the cradle

Sunday, May 14, 2017   THE HAND that rocks the cradle is the hand the rules the world. As we mark Mother’s Day today, let us...

BENEATH & BEYOND | Mother

BY SONIA D. DAQUILA Sunday, May 14, 2017   “NANAY” has been the sweetest word for me. It meant food or pasalubong when she came home from...