Wanted: Disaster-resilient schools

EVERY YEAR, the Philippines braces for the next typhoon, flood, earthquake, or other natural disaster. Every year, communities rebuild homes, roads, bridges, and public...

Shift from shit

SINCE April, Negros Occidental’s peace and order situation has been marked by a series of notorious incidents that have tarnished the province’s image and...

Think about it, 2

NUMBER three, the law of the persona. You believe you are one person. You believe in being authentic. This is a limitation. You are...

Si Lolo Teban kag ang byuda nga tamawo

ANG ISLA kag probinsya sang Guimaras ginakilala bilang "Mango capital of the Philippines" tungod diri ginapatubas ang “sweetest variety” sang paho, ukon mangga. Kilala...

Tackling the gender issue

THIS is, of course, a very delicate topic, and so, we should be very careful with what we are going to say here. This...

When our life seems senseless

A MEANINGLESS life may indicate that you are going through an existential crisis. You may be on the verge of depression, and feelings of...

If great business dynasties can fracture, what makes your family different?

(Lessons in Governance, Succession, and Family Unity from the Experiences of Prominent Business Families) EVERY time a prominent business family experiences conflict, most people observe...

Local governments must step up for education

AS SCHOOLS across Western Visayas open their doors to nearly one million learners this school year, one reality is impossible to ignore: many students...

Blue or Red Ribbon?

THE INTEGRATED Bar of the Philippines and other civic organizations have issued public statements declaring Sen. Win Gatchalian’s ascension as Senate President pro tempore,...