Mother of PH festivals
ABOUT a million devotees and tourists attended this year’s colorful and…
Twin 2020 blessings for Bicol
“WHEN it rains, it pours,” goes the adage which happily applies…
Tension that really hurts
EVERYONE was greeting happy New Year when 2020 entered. There was…
A matter of liquidity
NERVE-JARRING and potentially an economic disaster, the water problem in Metro…
Bridge to destruction
BRIDGES generally connote progress. The proposed bridge connecting Caticlan and Boracay…
Media as partners in legislation
THIS week has been specially memorable for the provincial media. Amid…
Pagasa, Phivolcs, DDR
RECENT separate reports from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN…
A farmer’s Christmas gift
OVER the last few months, the country’s agriculture sector had to…
Deeper than deep
THE damage inflicted on the Philippine National Police following the involvement…
Wrong budget priorities
THE annual budget debate that predictably gives rise again to animosity…
Self-inflicted wounds
THROUGHOUT its entire existence, the Duterte administration has mastered, consciously or…
Encouraging legislative initiatives
THERE are many encouraging legislative initiatives in Congress that promise to…
Convoluted legalese
IN recent weeks, the touchy issue of releasing inmates from penitentiaries…