INTERNATIONAL ILONGGO

BY JED DEL ROSARIO A FEW DAYS ago, South Korean President Park GeunHye was impeached by her country’s National Assembly. The impeachment was the climax to...

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BY OSCAR CRUZ WHAT does “Novena” mean? Why is there this and that “Novena” on the occasion of this and that feasts in the Church?...

BULATLAT PERSPECTIVE

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS LET US REMIND the Duterte administration that human rights are not something which could be upheld or disregarded at the whims or...

EDITORIAL

Chalk justice THE INCLUSION in the 2017 budget of the proposed amendment to increase the cash allowance for public school teachers for teaching supplies, popularly...

BENEATH AND BEYOND

BY SONIA D. DAQUILA Gifts GIFTS come in different shapes, sizes and colors. Wrappers and ribbons are nothing according to one personnel of a mall because...

PAUTWAS!

BY JOEL FRANCO Komersyalismo sang Paskwa, likawan MASADYA nga mga ambahanon, maduagon nga mga dekorasyon, matam-is nga mga yuhum sang katawhan kag Santa Claus sa mga...

NO FILTER

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY A seat at the table EVEN as a very young boy, I wanted to be seated at “the adult table.” Not with...

PINOY SEAFARERS’ RIGHTS

BY DENNIS GORECHO Disability due to accident IS THE injury suffered by the seafarer the result of an “accident” thereby entitling him to higher disability benefits...

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BY OSCAR CRUZ Something is wrong SOMETHING is wrong. Why? When was everything right? Something is getting worse. Why? When was anything getting better? While these questions may...

EDITORIAL

TODAY starts the traditional nine-day observance of Simbang Gabi across the country leading to Christmas Day. Time and again the Yuletide season remains to...