Accessibility delayed is equality denied

ONLY ABOUT half of Iloilo Province’s 43 local government units can currently be considered truly Persons with Disabilities (PWD)-friendly, according to the Provincial Social...

Our baptism in Christ through the Spirit

WE ARE reminded of how the people to whom John the Baptist preached, started asking what they should do to be worthy of being...

Why AI will make the nation-state obsolete, 2

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is more than just chatbots, automated workflows or large language models. It’s more than even robotics and data centers. The technology...

What a global embarrassment!

CALL IT a global embarrassment.The July 12 robbery-slay of world-renowned marine scientist Dr. Kent Carpenter inside his home in Barangay Ajong, Sibulan, Negros Oriental...

Robert James “Bobby” Fischer

THE ROMANCE of the Chess World Championship Match and the World Champions that won them: There can only be Two. The Champion to hold the...

Fluoride does not lower IQ, study shows

FLUORIDE is a naturally occurring mineral and is often added by municipalities to drinking water as a public health measure to strengthen teeth and...

The challenge in fighting corruption in the Philippines, 2

MANY Filipinos are poor and hungry because of the greed and corruption of the ruling class. They are bringing the nation down and are...

‘Not poor’ on paper

THERE IS good reason to welcome every report that suggests fewer Western Visayans are living in poverty. Any decline in poverty incidence is an...

The challenge in fighting corruption in the Philippines, 1

EVERYWHERE you go in the Philippines, especially in schools and town halls, there is likely to be a statue of Dr. José Rizal, the...