Editorial

THE Philippines registered a 78 percent increase in HIV-AIDS cases among teenagers ages 15 to 17 years old from 2019 to 2023. This alarming data drove the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to call on our country to ramp up its HIV-AIDS response. Unicef said it recognizes the good work …

It doesn’t take a scientist to know that we are living in challenging times brought forth by the change in our climate patterns and depleting finite resources. This is the reason why the terms “sustainability,” “renewables,” “circular economy” have gained prominence not only among forward-looking companies but also among decision …

Laguna Lake SINCE 2010, the 900-square-kilometer Laguna Lake has been supplying Metro Manila with 300 million liters of potable water every day. The water from the lake, however, is far from pristine, tainted for years by untreated sewage, industrial waste, overfishing and siltation. The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) gave …

Wearing the national colors ever so proudly at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the athletes, coaches, and officials of Team Philippines made a lasting mark that could serve as a good indication for the next big thing in the calendar: the Hangzhou Asian Games in September this year. Top …

Photo Credit: malampaya.com The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM), on Thursday, said the Filipino people may see no end to the country’s recurring energy and power crisis because government officials, past and present, address the problem by way of cronyism that result not to only to the massive transfer of …

Safer roads is a concern that everyone shares.  We all want to protect the vulnerable members of society – children, pedestrians, and cyclists – from death or injury on the roads. Today, as the observance of the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week comes to a close, we call attention …

House of Representatives Speaker, Martin Romualdez. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez should man up and manage the fallout from the demotion of Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte from the political party he heads. As of this writing, …

A new law that addresses retirement issues in the Armed Forces of the Philippines was signed into law by President Marcos on May 17, 2023. Republic Act (RA) No. 11939 was crafted to further strengthen professionalism and promote continuity of policies and modernization initiatives in the AFP. In particular, it …

FOLLOWING an unexpected “red alert” for the Luzon grid on May 8, there have been a chorus of calls in the Philippines — primarily led by several senators — for the national government to “take back control” of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). Two reasons for this …

While literature, dance, music, books, films and electronic media all have their intrinsic roles in the enhancement and preservation of a nation’s culture, nothing beats museums in presenting physical — and therefore incontrovertible — evidence of the historical epochs that occurred in the distant and not-so-distant past. This utility of …