A flood control project
CULLED from the shocking expose of ghost flood control projects is the interesting revelation that…there is a lot of money in what remains unseen.
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Are the floods signs from heaven?
THE FLOODS that have caused so much pain to Filipinos across the country seem almost like a sign—an event that forces us to reflect...
Incinerators and plastics in PH, 1
TRY BURNING all sorts of plastic. You’ll find out that most of them (except most notably PVCs) burning quickly and cleanly, with almost no...
Life for a trafficked child in the sex industry, 1
WHEN the Pharisees challenged Jesus of Nazareth to answer if a woman caught committing adultery should be stoned to death in accordance with the...
Development vs environment: Striking the right balance
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Management Bureau’s (EMB) decision to suspend the approval of Certificates of Non-Coverage (CNCs) for flood control projects in Western Visayas, including those...
The execution of General Yamashita
KIANGAN, Ifugao – It was in the 1990s when I first saw the so-called Yamashita shrine in this Cordilleran town that marked the capture of General Tomoyuki...
State witness or state escape?
THE INTEREST of the Discaya couple to become a state witness is a textbook example of how the Witness Protection Program is often misunderstood...
We are never alone
“BEHOLD, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone;...
Let us appoint a full-time packaging czar
IS THERE a specific government agency dedicated to ensuring that consumer packaging is environmentally friendly?
Based on the current lineup of government offices, which...