The logic of local milk production
I AM NEITHER a dairy farmer nor a statistician, but common sense tells me that if we are importing 99% of our local milk...
Why is it important to be still?
“BE STILL and know that I am God,” the first half of Psalms 46:10, is a popular verse used to encourage believers to be...
Bollard built to harm, 2
AT THE HEART of this failure lies a contractor’s calculus: lower bids win, corners get cut, and inferior materials pass as compliant. Our public...
With God we have every reason to be happy
SINCE God takes care of everything, even in our worst conditions, we have no reason to worry for long and every reason to be...
When technology harms
WE ARE in the age of rapid digital transformation, and technology has undeniably reshaped the way we live, communicate, and engage with the world....
MORE ‘green’ initiatives
A FEW COLUMNS back, I wrote about the initiative of Bohol Light Company Inc., the lone power distributor in Tagbilaran City and part of...
Memories of the global war on terror
LAST WEEK, during his visit to Saudi Arabia, United States President Donald Trump delivered a speech attacking “nation building” and “neocon” foreign policy.
It...
Wholistic drug abuse rehab: Balanced, humane solutions
THE FIGHT against illegal drugs in the Philippines has been a long and controversial journey. Today, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., there are efforts...
Bollard built to harm, 1
WHEN a five-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man were struck down by a rogue SUV at NAIA Terminal 1, it was not just a...