Conflicting Charter drafts need to be reconciled
ALTHOUGH Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said the current 17th Congress…
The same steely political will to clean up Manila Bay
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set its…
Teachers assured on PNP operation
MEMBERS of the teachers group Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)…
Plan ahead and well before closing bridges
AFTER several days of relatively easy traffic along Epifanio de…
World hopes for peace in this New Year 2019
THE world saw a peaceful transition to 2019 last Tuesday,…
Landslides, a new major cause of storm deaths
FOR years, fatalities in our storms and typhoons were mostly…
Avoid a repeat of last year’s grievous high prices
THIS first week of the year, people are wondering what…
Wall issue shuts down most of US federal gov’t
IT was in 1987 that United States President Ronald Reagan…
A day of celebration & hope in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM this year had the largest Christmas crowd in years.…
China moves to open up its economy
CHINA announced a new package of trade tariff cuts last…
We’re also on alert after Krakatau quake
THE island volcano Krakatau in the Sunday strait between Sumatra and…
Batocabe killing – more than a police case
IT was his 28th wedding anniversary. Most people would wish…
We need a genuine nat’l dialogue on Charter change
THE House of Representatives approved last December 11 Resolution of…
Needed: A law against premature campaigning
FOR several weeks now, there has been an undue increase…
Weaker final statement ends climate conference
FOR a while, it was feared that the world climate…
