Freedom of assembly
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s suspension of the rally permit requirement — timed ahead of the September 21 Martial Law anniversary — shines a spotlight...
Good food and clean toilet
SANITATION, proper hygiene, and good food were on the day’s menu when four men visited a modest merienda spot known for its coffee, smoothies,...
Incinerators and plastics in PH, 4
8. Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) – It belongs to a group of materials called engineering plastics. Chemical formula (C5O2H8)n
Poly(methyl methacrylate) plastics contain only carbon and...
Growing high-value groupers in brackish ponds
OF COURSE, it makes sense to grow tilapia in fishponds, considering they sell for about ₱43 to ₱271 per kilo.
But why grow tilapia...
Why SOCOTECO II should convert into a CDA-registered cooperative
I LEARNED from a conversation with power industry advocacy pillars that a “Petition for Conversion” originating from member-consumers of South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative...
Ensuring quality of public works
WHEN IT comes to public infrastructure, quality is not negotiable. Projects built with taxpayers’ money must stand the test of time and serve the...
21st Cinemalaya Film Festival: ‘Layag sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos’
“LAYAG sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos” is this year’s theme of the 21st Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival reflecting the festival’s decades of weathering every storm...
Remembering, protesting, and reclaiming accountability
EACH September 21, the Philippines pauses to remember a dark chapter of its history: the day in 1972 when then-President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation...
‘Follow me’
THAT’S what Christ told Peter after telling him what to expect as the rock on which Christ would build his Church. (cfr. Jn 21,...