Streamlining for service: Understanding the Rightsizing Law

THE PHILIPPINE government is taking a bold step toward modernizing and enhancing the delivery of public service through Republic Act (RA) No. 12231, officially...

Despite contradictions, just do a lot of good

THAT’S what we can gather from the readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter. (Acts 8, 1-8; Jn 6,...

Light of life

“THE LIGHT of life” is a phrase with multifaceted meanings, often associated with religious and philosophical concepts. In a religious context, particularly within Christianity,...

Ano gid man ang matuod?

MAKATILINGALA ang mga pahayag. Kabudlay tunlon nga indi pagligun-ligunon ang mga pahayag gikan sa mga ahensya sang gobyerno nga may katungdanan nga tinluad ang...

Minds without chains, 2

THERE IS growing worry about ideological sameness in some academic areas, especially within social sciences. Scholars like Steven Pinker suggest that when departments lean...
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Parent education is HIV prevention, too

THERE IS one crucial line of defense often overlooked in the fight against the growing HIV epidemic in Western Visayas – the parents. For far...

‘Delicadeza’

LET ME begin this piece with the word delicadeza — a Filipino value rooted in a sense of honor and propriety. Even Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

Insights for living, 2

NEW WAY OF SEEING BY ANTHONY JALANDO-ON NUMBER 4: Your thoughts create your reality. Awareness around the nature of thought equips you with the ability to bend...

Paano nasolbar sang isa ka purok ang ila problema sa tubig?

SA PAGHINUNOD na sang tauhanon nga kabuhi sa amat-amat man nga pagpadulong sini sa inangan sang kabuhi nga dayon (next life in the immortal...