Advocacy Mindanao: ‘Unorthodox’ doctor
JESS DUREZA
I WAS seated in a clinic receiving room in Quezon City a few days ago, waiting for our turn to meet the doctor,...
People Powwow: When is a disabled seaman ‘fit’ to be paid benefits?
By HERBERT VEGO
HAVING been on board an ocean-going vessel for a decade, a marine engineer got the shock of his life when he was...
Worm’s Eye View: Manipulated press
BY ROMMEL YNION
WILLIAM Shirer, author of Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, once wrote in his memoirs that in Nazi Germany, “truth” was...
Viewpoints: Do not steal
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
“YOU shall not steal.” (Ex. 20:15; Dt. 5:19)
Thus stands a distinct, serious, and standing imperative that is anchored not only in...
Bridges: Loyalty
BY SAMMY JULIAN
HE has been there right from the start. So it would be right to say that he will be there until the...
Faith, Hope, Charity: Empowerment of government
BY IKE SEÑERES
THE general membership of the Corinthian Coffee Clutch (C3) has unanimously approved my proposal to adopt “Empowerment of Government” as our overall encompassing...
Viewpoints: There’s never enough for the greedy
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
“THERE is enough for everyone’s need; there is not enough for anyone’s greed,” says Mahatma Gandhi.
The profound words of wisdom are...
People Powwow: Prevention better than PhilHealth
By HERBERT VEGO
“AN ounce of prevention,” even doctors admit, “is worth a pound of cure.”
The quotation is especially applicable to indigent Filipinos who can’t...
Worm’s Eye View: Secret ambition
BY ROMMEL YNION
LAST Monday, when I saw my first-ever column in the opinion page of Panay News, nostalgia struck, with images – long forgotten...
Bridges: New global paradigm on disaster risk reduction and management
BY SAMMY JULIAN
FLOODS are the most frequent type of natural disasters, causing widespread devastation, economic damages and loss of human lives.
In the past 30...