We need to be vigilant over Benham Rise
BENHAM Rise has been in the news lately. This is an undersea…
For status quo in House positions
We can understand Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s desire to remove party allies led…
Keep close watch on falling peso, rising prices
BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said Monday…
MILF, MNLF, Abu Sayyaf, and peace in Mindanao
ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) troops have stepped up their drive…
More infrastructures, other projects for more jobs
UNITED States President Donald Trump, addressing a joint session of the US…
Welcome support for Paris Climate Treaty
At the start of his administration, President Duterte expressed his opposition to…
A new ‘merit-based’ immigration plan for US
THE world continues to look to the United States (US) to see…
Time to start processing our own raw materials
IN the middle of the ongoing dispute over the closure of 23…
Revamp must not weaken Senate’s independence
WHEN the House of Representatives started organizing itself at the start of…
A plan for jeepneys & poor jeepney drivers
THE jeepney has a revered place in our history. When American liberation…
Best to be ready for the ‘Big One’
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Pivolcs) denied reports over the…
Rate changes impact on us in different ways
For many months during the previous PNoy Aquino administration, the dollar-peso exchange…
Welcome aid from European Union, Spain
It was very welcome news – that the European Union and the…
Environment, natural resources deserve separate departments
CONGRESS last year enacted a bill creating a Department of Transportation (DoTr)…
Ensure due process in environmental drive
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources cancelled on February 2 the…
Local gov’ts need help with crowded prisons
THREE weeks after President Duterte assumed office in June, 2016, the Philippine…
