THE recent Tarlac incident where a local candidate spanked a Comelec official who took down his over-sized campaign posters is decidedly unfortunate. The Comelec has vowed to probe the incident and sanc­tion the lawyer-candidate and even seek his disbarment if warranted. It better does so or it will merely strengthen the growing impression that […]

  NO matter how one objec­tively examines the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and its Metro Manila Council’s decision to ban pro­vincial buses from EDSA and compel their terminals’ transfer elsewhere, the move seems mindless and unfair to provin­cial commuters. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, whose fellow Bicolanos will be severely burdened by the ban, has […]

  EASILY one of the most inter­esting senatorial candidates in the upcoming May mid-term elec­tions is smart and pretty young Muslim lady Samira Gutoc from the non-government organization (NGO) sector. Samira Gutoc, whose produc­tive life journey has been largely devoted to engagements in pro­moting youth development, edu­cation and empowerment trusts that NGO networks will actively […]

  “SHAPE up or ship out!” In confronting Metro Manila’s water czars, a fuming President Rodrigo Duterte had expressed his dismay over the way the country’s most valuable wa­ter resources are being man­aged. The water problem in Met­ro Manila is not just about shortage of supply; it also drumbeats the fact that as the need […]

  THE world currently observes International Women’s Month this March. As usual, the celebration’s theme focuses on women’s empowerment and gender equality. Indeed, despite tremen­dous gains in women’s welfare over the decades, women generally remain a notch lower than men in several aspects. Plain housewives or mothers who are compelled to re­main at home to […]

  IN many democratic countries around the world, debate is not just an academic platform in discussing crucial issues of public interest. Even in electoral exercises, it has become a tool in measur­ing a candidate’s depth of knowledge of issues and a reflection of the skill of a person on how to deliber­ate on the […]