Too many drivers, too little discipline
AS REPORTED by this paper over the weekend, the rising tide of road accidents in Western Visayas paints a gory picture of what happens...
CSR, FARMORE, etc.
CORPORATE Social Responsibility, or CSR, is a business approach where companies set aside a portion of their resources to make a meaningful impact on...
Bold leadership in sustainable finance
BY MAKING sustainability a core pillar of its business strategy, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to redefine banking in the Philippines....
Revisiting PH’s biomedical waste treatment targets
BIOMEDICAL waste (BMW) treatment remains a critical public health and environmental issue in the Philippines. Despite existing regulations, the lack of publicly available compliance...
There’s always hope despite whatever
THAT Biblical story about King Solomon who surprisingly in his old age started to worship strange gods (cfr. 1 Kings 11, 4-13) reminds us...
The literacy lag, 1
THE COUNTRY’S landscape of reading comprehension and writing skills mirrors a quiet crisis woven with silent struggles that too many students experience daily. In...
Children and adults are victims of the junk food industry, 2
GOOD FOOD experts advise us to quit and avoid meat, as well as anything with saturated and trans fats and snacks heavy on salt,...
Functional illiteracy a barrier to progress in Western Visayas
WHILE Western Visayas can take comfort in its high basic literacy rate — with nearly nine out of 10 residents able to read, write,...