Beyond food packs, what else?

ON JULY 11–12, floods hit the northern part of Bacolod City and 16 villages in neighboring Talisay City. Five days later, another weather system...

Christ always takes the initiative

INDEED, Christ always takes the initiative to show himself to us, to come and to be with us. Being both God and man, whose...

Salamat kay prioridad ni Mayor Raisa ang problema sa baha

ANG PADAYON kag mapanghalit nga pagbinaha (flooding) sa bug-os nga kalibutan, sunu sa mga weather scientists, ang mabasol sing daku sa sige pagsanyog sang...

Just one sugar please

WHEN I request a single sugar in my morning coffee, the actual quantity I get is random and there is nothing I can do...

Towards professional career forest rangers

THE ROLE of forest rangers in the Philippines is both essential and complex, yet their professional status remains unclear. While the Department of Environment...

The cost of free, 1

FREELY given is often barely appreciated. It is a hard truth to swallow, but it is one we see repeatedly, especially in a society...

Creeks, compliance, and common sense

THE RECENT flooding in Iloilo City’s Jaro district should leave no doubt in anyone’s mind: when a humble creek is ignored in urban planning,...

Cosmetic development

PEOPLE have not forgotten the dolomite beach project of the previous administration. Almost P400 million was spent to whiten half-a-kilometer of shoreline of Manila Bay....

‘Normal lang ba ang pagiging tamad?’

“The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.”—Naval Ravikant IPAGPALAGAY na natin na meron kang mortal...