Flood of funds, drought of accountability
NEARLY 300 flood control projects in Western Visayas are now under the glare of public scrutiny. From Iloilo to Guimaras, from Aklan to Antique,...
Towards a wholistic approach to rice security
RICE SECURITY and rice sufficiency are two sides of the same coin. But I wonder, is anyone in the government thinking about a wholistic...
Get to know the Bohol Paddlers Association, Inc.
THE ASSOCIATION’S story began when the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) introduced dragon boating in Bohol through the efforts of retired Gen. Charlie Holganza...
Heroes do bleed too, 1
THERE ARE moments in history when a person shows up not as the perfect hero, but simply as the right person in the right...
‘Whoever has seen me has seen the Father’
THESE words of Christ were addressed to Philip, the apostle, who asked Christ to show him the Father after Christ said that he was...
Climate change, floods, typhoons, and wildfires, 2
RESEARCH shows there are approximately 1.9 to 2.3 million registered small-scale coastal Filipino fishermen in the Philippines. They are generally poor and depend on...
Comment to PNA article titled ‘Tagalog or Filipino? Experts set record straight on National...
I MOSTLY agree with the article by the Philippine News Agency dated August 4, 2025.
I would like to give additional information.
‘Filipino’ as taught in...
Turning cultural events into economic lifelines
THE UPCOMING Calle Real Night Market, the centerpiece of Iloilo City’s 88th Charter Day celebration, promises a long stretch of street filled with food,...
Rattan and climate change
OSAKA, Japan – The use of rattan for the façade of the Philippine Pavilion may seem simple, but it is also symbolic: a sustainable...