The unpredictability of earthquakes
THE PHILIPPINES is no stranger to earthquakes but Monday’s 7.8 magnitude tremor that hit Turkey and Syria and so far left 4,800 people dead...
Capitol ‘on fire’
BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN
THE CAPITOL of the Province of Negros Occidental is currently “on fire”.
The cause: “The Nenette Escarda Story”. It’s all about the...
Philippine economy: Much work has to be done
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is one chief executive who does not sit back and rest on his laurels. The Philippine economy may have grown...
Reunion sang RYLTI alumni sa Pebrero 15-17
INDI katingalahan kon ngaa mapatupling sa ospital sang gobyerno ang aton kubos nga mga kautoran. Libre diri ang madamo nga serbisyo. Libre man diri...
Jersey Boy, Part 2
THIS CONTINUES the flirting story.
Flirting in the coffee shop.
Because, I mean, there’s a boy. Haha.
***
A couple and their one-year old daughter just came in.
Another...
Primary healthcare providers
BARANGAY health workers are our front-liners for health, but they are behind in benefits and incentives. They are crucial to ensure that people in...
Lawyers and social media
CITING primacy of the rule of law, the Supreme Court recently disbarred a lawyer because of a Facebook post.
The lawyer posted the draft of...
Mga Pagbabalik-tanaw (4 of 5): Mga pananalita na hindi mo na mababawi
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
Kahit na gustong limutin,
At isipan ay ibaling,
Ako’y hari kung ituring,
Pero sa’yo ay alipin.
—pasaring na pwede ring the other way around…
PAG NALIGAW...
Fighting corruption
EVERY year, Berlin-based Transparency International produces a Corruption Perception Index (CPI) league table which ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption....