MJ for vaping: not new, but alarming
A POLICE raid in a posh subdivision in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, on Tuesday, May 27, led authorities to uncover a disturbing trend —...
4 years behind in literacy, 1
OUR STUDENTS are in an educational crisis with no clear solution. Despite years of education reforms, pandemic school closures, and increased government spending, the...
Protocol for reviving cold criminal cases
THE PURSUIT of justice does not come with an expiration date. Every unsolved crime represents a lingering wound in society — a case file...
UP students dominate 2025 CineMapua Short Film Festival
STUDENTS from the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) received major awards in the recent 21st CineMapua Student Film Festival held from May 19...
Iloilo City consumers deserve clarity
AS TWO PRIVATE business corporations wrestle for control over Iloilo City’s future water supply, one voice remains conspicuously faint in the conversation — the...
Le affair electric cooperatives
IN A previous column, I asked if the government should fund or continue funding electric cooperatives (ECs).
It may seem like a good idea. But...
Our proneness to infidelity
WE HAVE to be wary of this danger and do everything we can to avoid falling into it. We cannot deny that we are...
Betrayal of party mates is real
I’M SEATED by the glass wall facing the street, observing the traffic flowing through this part of the city. I also notice people walking...
Tobacco tragedy is ‘shocking’ – WHO
ON MAY 31, people celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
It brings upfront the fact that tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year, including...