Wake-up call for WV’s food security
THE STEEP decline of Iloilo Province’s agriculture sector in 2024, as reported by this paper recently, should jolt the entire Western Visayas into action....
Sanctifying sex
THAT MAY sound like an impossible and quixotic thing, but truth to tell, not only would it be possible and practicable, but also and...
PH’s falling fertility rate and its implications
WHEN I reviewed the Philippines’ total fertility rate I was surprised to find that it had fallen to 1.88. I had expected it to...
Let us start using packaging made from cassava
THIS IS AN idea whose time has come. Cassava-based packaging is such a simple idea that all along it was right under our noses,...
‘Fake’ fake news?
IT’S ALL a bit too confusing with what I see on TV and YouTube. Too much fakery, although I can still believe what I...
Bishops, laity challenge the cancer of corruption, 12
The group also demanded that the government expedite trials and that there be restitution, publish real statements of assets, liabilities and net worth, including...
Entitlement overload, 2
ANOTHER glaring symptom is the misuse of privileges. From fake PWD cards to VIPs cutting queues, entitlement manifests in ways that harm collective fairness....
Saving Iloilo’s agricultural backbone before it collapses
ILOILO PROVINCE’s recent economic report is a sobering reminder that no matter how fast the services and industry sectors grow, a weak agricultural base...