A right, not a privilege
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
THERE IS a lesson to be learned from Thailand.
In that beautiful country, oral health is...
Lavish or austere?
IN OUR liturgical celebrations, we can either be lavish or austere depending on the circumstances. What is important is what is in our heart...
A regional roadmap to safer streets: Why localized solutions matter
THE LAUNCH of the Western Visayas Road Safety Action Plan (WVRSAP) 2026–2028, as recently reported by this paper, is a groundbreaking moment in the...
‘Flawless’
THERE was a time when the word “flawless” was the tag name of a very famous sexy star during the 1980s. It eventually moved...
Two Popes on social media: navigating the digital age
POPE Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has emerged as one of the most digitally engaged pontiffs in history. Before his election, he...
Reading between the Senate votes
IT DID NOT take a clairvoyant to read the room this election season. The 2025 senatorial results, still humming in partial tallies but clear...
Reason to rejoice
EVERY FOURTH Sunday of Lent is usually dubbed as “Laetare Sunday” for the simple reason that its Entrance Antiphon starts with this passage from...
Universal access to electric power: A critical goal for the Philippines
A RECENT fire in Metro Manila gutted 24 homes. Tragically, the blaze started when a resident accidentally knocked over her kerosene lamp.
Her explanation...
Peace silences
EVERYBODY says they want peace in Ukraine, and a number of other places, but they won’t meet to talk about it despite Ukrainian President...