Editorial

“Law enforcers are referencing the 2019 attack on the Jolo Cathedral in the latest incident. Foreign terrorists took credit for the gruesome attack inside Mindanao State University, or MSU, during a Catholic Mass that killed four and injured several others. While Filipinos have been keenly following developments in Israel’s war …

Many of the people and nations most affected by climate change are among the least responsible for it. Fifty-eight countries including the Philippines belonging to the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) were responsible for spearheading the Paris Agreement in 2015. This agreement seeks to limit global warming to well below two …

“Marcos won the 2022 elections partly because of his pledge for continuity, which voters took to mean the resolute anti-crime campaign of former President Duterte would continue. Forces who are members of the politically bankrupt yellow hypocrites are hoping to spring a surprise against the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” …

At the Global Media Peace Forum held recently, one of the resource persons proposed a revival of pagmamano, a gesture of respect among the Filipino youth who reach out and place on their forehead the hand of their parents and elders. If done habitually, this could spark a renewal of …

“It was only two years later, on 24 May 2021, that the ICC sought authorization to open an investigation. The clear position of the Philippines not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it withdrew from the Rome Statute that created the international tribunal should stay. The country has …

“The premature payments effectively shortened the duration of maintenance services up to October 2024 only, instead of up to December 2025, to the disadvantage of the government. Former Land Transportation Office executives were not exaggerating when they described German firm Dermalog’s failure to fulfill its commitments under the Land Transportation …

President Marcos has expressed his support for the recommendation of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Digital Infrastructure Group to make three pending bills in the Senate as “priority,” in order to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity programs. The three pending bills are the Cybersecurity Act (Senate Bill No. 1365), Anti-Mule …

A bill seeking to create a pension fund for farmers and fisherfolk has been filed in the House of Representatives. Under the proposed Agricultural Pension Act of 2023, contributions of farmers and fisherfolk who are identified as “extremely poor” will enjoy full subsidy from the national and local governments until …

“Even as the truce has been productive because of the continuous release of the captives that had lasted for a week, the resumption of hostilities is imminent. While the release of Noralin Babadilla presented Filipinos a reason to celebrate since she was the last of the Hamas hostages, trepidation still …

“The most serious backlash of the unreliable Dermalog system is the delayed fulfillment of the promise to make the lives of the public more comfortable through digitalization. The digital shift the government has been undertaking should provide a huge opportunity primarily for technology companies to upgrade generally backward systems. Along …