Alternative tenurial lands for indigenous tribal peoples
THE INDIGENOUS People’s Republic Act (IPRA) stands as a landmark law, providing the legal foundation for Indigenous Tribal Peoples (ITPs) to claim ancestral lands...
One day won’t save our seas
THE RECENT September 20 observance of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) once again proved the power of collective action. In Western Visayas, thousands rolled...
Female examinees outnumber males in the 2025 Bar
FOR THE second consecutive year, female examinees outnumbered males in the Bar Examinations.
Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, chairperson of the 2025 Bar...
The integral should give way to the essential
THIS WAS clearly expounded by Christ himself when he said, “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for...
The path to fair development
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s signing of the Accelerated and Reformed Right-of-Way (ARROW) Act marks a pivotal moment in the nation’s ongoing struggle to...
When accountability leaks, 2
FLOOD control must also face the climate we live in now. Land is sinking, rains are sudden, tides run higher. Concrete alone will not...
Local victories in the war against poverty
POVERTY is a complex issue, and gathering reliable data to measure and address it remains a challenge.
Nationwide poverty data is best collected through...
Stop red-tagging and vilification
BAGONG Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay strongly denounces the baseless and malicious claims made in recent reports tagging the Paghugpong sang mga Mangunguma sa Panay kag...
