Editorial
President Duterte appeals for the new BBL
THE Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) was originally dawn up by negotiators of the previous Aquino administration with the leaders of...
Read moreNot EJKs? Call them by any name but probe them
Secretary of Justice Vitaliano Aguirre II called a meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on EJKs (Extra-Judicial Killings) last October 25...
Read moreGeneral Año – from AFP to DILG
It will take years – perhaps 70, according to one estimate – to restore Marawi City to what it used...
Read moreBetween Russia and China, the US and Australia
In the years after World War II, the world became polarized between the Western democracies led by the United States...
Read moreA religious holiday and a folk tradition
"UNDAS" is both a religious observance and a folk tradition among Filipinos that honors members of the family who have...
Read moreNorth Korea at center of coming Asia-US talks
When United States President Donald Trump visits our part of the world on November 3-14, he will be attending to...
Read moreA Filipino partner for the Comelec
BUHAY partylist Rep. Lito Atienza has called for a revision of the nation’s Automated Election System (AES) so that only...
Read moreA national ‘Brigada’ for Marawi’s schools
BRIGADA Eskwela is the annual program of the Department of Education (DepEd) to prepare the nation’s schools for the opening...
Read morePreparing for Metro holiday traffic
ENFORCEMENT, engineering, and education. These are said to be the three E’s in traffic management, a problem that has long...
Read moreAfter Marawi, AFP turning to NPA
With its success in finally getting the top two remaining leaders of the terrorist-rebel Maute group that attacked Marawi City...
Read moreA nat’l food production program
EARLY this month, President Duterte said the Philippines cannot rely forever on Thailand and Vietnam for its food security, specifically...
Read moreGreater respect for human life
THE latest survey report from Pulse Asia last Monday said 88 percent expressed support for the government’s war on drugs,...
Read moreAppeal for a review of new jeepney plan
JEEPNEY operators and drivers led by the Pinagkaisahang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) claimed Monday that their...
Read moreTroops closing in on jihadists in Marawi
THE fighting in Marawi may have lasted longer than previous clashes in Mindanao because it was supported by foreign jihadists...
Read moreSeparation movements around the world
IN recent months, there have been movements in various parts of the world by people seeking separation and independence from...
Read morePresident will ignore ratings
PRESIDENT Duterte said Saturday he doesn’t care about ratings in public opinion surveys. He said he will just continue doing...
Read more