About the end of the world
IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE that since we are now at the end of another liturgical year, the gospel readings focus on this truth of our faith...
If everything goes wrong
TAKE a deep breath. When everything collapses, pause to stop the spiral. Anchor yourself by focusing on what you can control right now, triage...
The weight parents never expected
SOME news stories pass quickly. You know the kind of story. You read it once and cannot quite shake it afterward. This is that...
Will the FOI ordinance deliver on its promise?
THE APPROVAL on third and final reading in the Iloilo City Council of a Freedom of Information (FOI) Ordinance has been rightly celebrated as...
Is 16 needed to convict?
VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment is undergoing pre-trial proceedings in the Senate. Trial proper is projected to begin in the first week of July.
This...
FOI and the public’s right to see
THERE ARE moments in policy-making when something long delayed finally feels within reach. The Senate’s 22–0 vote recently approving the proposed People’s Freedom of...
Strategic planning is a waste of time
I’VE HEARD this from founders who built empires with nothing but instinct and iron will. From patriarchs who turned nothing into something. From partners...
Bluster and bullets
IS ANYONE truly surprised that countries which have fought wars for centuries, hold different religious beliefs, and pursue different national interests have once again...
A window to your health
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
FOR DECADES, dentists have insisted that the mouth is more than just a place for...