Sanitation and disease control
TUBUNGAN’S recent milestone as the first municipality in Iloilo Province to attain full G2 certification under the Philippine Approach to Sustainable Sanitation (PhATSS) is...
Credit where free college law is due
LET US CLEAR the haze around who truly authored the landmark Free Higher Education Law. A flood of near-identical online posts — many linked...
Washing the earth’s filth
SEATED at the dining table of a restaurant-cum-pizza house, I observe the flow of movement right across from where I sit. A dog is...
Helping Filipinos jailed abroad
WHAT SHOULD we do when a fellow Filipino is jailed in a foreign country?
Should we simply say, "Kasalanan nila 'yan!" and leave them to...
Damage done to children by uncontrolled ISPs, 2
HOW SHOCKING and shameful that Filipino children are being sexually exploited by their own relatives for money from foreigners!
The telcos allowing this to happen...
Fluoride and Filipinos
IN THE Philippines, there is no fluoride in drinking water.
Studies show that dental care and oral hygiene – as well as the presence of...
Our universal and particular vocation
THE FEAST of St. Andrew, the Apostle, celebrated annually every November 30, is a reminder that Christ can call anyone to be his apostle....
Iloilo’s data-driven disaster management is worth scaling up
EACH YEAR, our country is battered by an average of 20 tropical cyclones. Disaster preparedness is therefore is not optional; it is essential. But...