Efforts continue to weed out ‘pork’ from the nat’l budget
FIVE years after the Supreme Court in November 2013, ruled as unconstitutional…
Time for a Dep’t of Disaster Resiliency
THE arrival of typhoon “Ompong” and the threat it presented to the…
Increased production answer to food shortages
RICE importation has long been the government’s ready answer to shortages but…
Be prepared for more ‘Ompongs’ & ‘Florences’
IN the wake of typhoon “Ompong” and hurricane “Florence,” two powerful storms…
There should be no quorum problem this year
CANDIDATES for 12 Senate seats, the entire membership of the House of…
Still ‘very good’ but drop in rating must be stopped
PHILIPPINE presidents have all historically begun their administrations with high expectations and…
Reassuring moves to keep inflation down
IN the midst of so much worrying news – continuing inflation, weakening…
Traffic will be bad but it will soon be much better
TRAFFIC in Metro Manila will be bad before it gets better. We…
Our ban on single-use plastics – from Boracay to the world
THE local government of Malay, Aklan, which includes Boracay Island, has issued…
Greater coordination sought on rice problem
FOR a while, there were calls for the abolition of the National…
A message of hope in the President’s visit
AFTER Israel, President Duterte moves on to Jordan today in the course…
Maintain the growth of these new services
THERE was a time when the only alternative to private cars were…
The new chief justice – more than seniority
IN an effort to explain President Duterte’s choice of Justice Teresita Leonardo…
Fuel price hikes, traffic jams, and rising prices
AT 6 a.m. last Tuesday, diesel prices went up by Php0.60 per…
Another summit may revive peace talks
THE June 12 summit meeting between United States President Donald Trump and…
