Prepare for El Niño before wells run dry
THE WARNING could hardly be clearer: a “very strong” El Niño may be approaching, and waiting until faucets run dry, farms wither and reservoirs...
Martyrdom can be due to some silly reasons
THAT’S what we can gather from the story of the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist. (cfr. Mk 6, 14-29) What an absurd turn...
Is European nationalism reasserting iItself?
LAST week, the so-called far right party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won 44% of the vote, causing concern and even alarm among the German and...
Martin goaded: ‘Keep it 100’
FORMER Speaker Martin Romualdez is now detained at the New Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory in Payatas. He is facing a P7.4-billion plunder charge...
AI’s phenomenal growth and child exploitation, 1
LEONARDO da Vinci, the legendary Italian Renaissance artist and genius who painted the “Mona Lisa,” “The Last Supper,” and other masterpieces, once invented a...
New oral health survey (Part 1)
A NATIONWIDE survey conducted in 2025 is expected to give the Philippines its most up-to-date picture of oral health.
The National Survey on Oral Health...
Economic growth for whom?
BY BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN - PANAY
FOR DECADES, the mantra of seeking economic growth, infrastructure, and investment as ends in themselves has not translated into...
Zero co-pay: Make it real, make it widespread
FIVE PRIVATE hospitals in Western Visayas have committed 64 ward beds to PhilHealth’s no co-payment program, allowing qualified members to receive covered essential healthcare...