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Were you among the thousands caught by surprise in Tuesday’s thunderous thunderstorm and the deluge of waters that stranded many and created a traffic congestion nightmare in the cities in Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay? As reported by CDN…
Are you among those who instinctly pray for who ever is in the ambulance speeding off before your eyes and hope that he or she will survive? Actually, we are no different from those who are on…
Is it possible to surprise ourselves with a plastics-free observance of All Saint’s Day tomorrow and All Soul’s Day (Undas) on Saturday? It is heart-breaking to see cemeteries transformed into a “wasteland.” Still vivid in my mind…
Congratulations to newly-appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Diosdado Peralta. Not many are aware that Chief Justice Peralta and his predecessor, Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, were members of the Supreme Court’s Committee on…
The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Mindanao last night should once more jolt us to the reality that our country is one of the most natural hazard-prone in the world. Our people have stood witnesses to the…
In this era of extreme weather aberration, when heat wave, drought, wildfire, typhoon and storm surges are becoming frequent and intense, our trees, the principal source of humans and non-human’s water, fresh air to breathe, and absorber…
October is celebrated as the Local Government Month, with this year marking the 28th anniversary of the signing of RA 7160, the “revolutionary” Local Government Code of 1991. The Code is meant to make real the principle…
One of the most compelling speeches of all time, was that made by Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old activist from Sweden, on September 23, before world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.…
September brings in a flurry of activities to remind us of the distant past which brought us into the present and all the hurdles that come in the package, and which should compel us to do what…
My sister shared video clips of young and adults alike frolicking in flooded areas in Cebu City last Sunday, the 1st day of September. There was fun in the air. No one seemed concerned about drowning, contracting…
I have a friend working in a coastal community whose heart bleeds every time he sees the dire poverty of the residents. They are so poor they would not know where the next food will be coming…
We were stunned by a sad news last Monday. Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, the fierce eco-warrior who has the purest of love for Mother Nature and compassion for the most vulnerable of our people, passed on.…
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