Editorial
Women lead survey on Senate candidates
FOUR women lead the list of leading senatorial candidates in a survey conducted by Pulse Asia last month. Leading the...
Read moreThe people might be sending a message
PRESIDENT Duterte began his administration in June 2016, with very high ratings in the national surveys conducted every three months...
Read more‘Grow, Grow, Grow’ with ‘Build, Build, Build’
The government’s “Build, Build, Build” program is about to begin in earnest, with 76 flagship projects already approved by the...
Read moreMore constructive moves needed in Korea talks
THE world continues to watch developments in the relations between the United States (US) and North Korea (NK) since the...
Read moreWe welcome the coming dialogue
PRESIDENT Duterte has formed a committee to hold a dialogue with Catholic and other religious leaders of the country, in...
Read moreTen months to win people to new Charter
The Consultative Committee (Con-Com) that drafted a proposed federal constitution to replace the current 1987 Constitution has proposed many changes...
Read moreProtect the environment – ‘Tayo ang Kalikasan’
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched this week in Mindanao its “Tayo ang Kalikasan” (We are Nature)...
Read more2 more killings added to police statistics
TWO more mayors were killed this week – Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan, Batangas, and Mayor Ferdinand Bote of General...
Read moreAFP underspending, undelivered PNP equipment
AS of the end of 2017, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had not used R3.027 billion of its...
Read moreA more convincing drive needed for federalism
A SURVEY conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) last March said only 27 percent of the respondents were aware of...
Read moreIt’s ridiculous, says Palace
The Human Rights Watch's description of President Duterte's second year in office as a human rights calamity was simply ridiculous,...
Read moreBusiness group airs concern on recount
THE Makati Business Club (MBC) issued a statement last week urging the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to apply the same...
Read more‘Grow, Grow, Grow’ with ‘Build, Build, Build’
The government’s “Build, Build, Build” program is about to begin in earnest, with 76 flagship projects already approved by the...
Read moreWe welcome the coming dialogue
PRESIDENT Duterte has formed a committee to hold a dialogue with Catholic and other religious leaders of the country, in...
Read moreWe need to do more to curtail supply of drugs
IN 2002, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, Republic Act 9165, calling for random drug testing for high school...
Read moreAn appeal for peace, unity despite differences
POPE Francis was in Geneva, Switzerland, last week – not for any program or activity of the Roman Catholic Church...
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