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Our oceans are dying – and need massive resuscitation from us. No thanks to humanity’s continuing assault on the ecosystems, from the highlands down to the oceans, the fish population are not only declining, several species are…
Climate change is real. Our response to it should be a topnotch priority, especially as we are among the most vulnerable to its dire consequences. Building resilient communities is a goal that should be in the agenda…
For the past 2 weeks, the world’s attention was focused on the daring and courageous rescue of the 12 youngsters and their football coach stuck in a cave beneath a mountain in Thailand. The country’s Navy Seal…
On June 22, the President signed the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act into law as RA 11038. This amends the 26-year old RA 7586 which established the “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) in…
Amid the alarming news on human rights violations, corruption and weakened institutions in our republic, there is a bright light illuminating the governance landscape. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is unflinchingly exercising its crucial…
There is a proposal to require a college degree for eligibility in elective public office. Initially, the idea is attractive, by hanging on a hope that with more years of learning in college, there is a chance…
Definitely an idea whose time has come. The trail-blazing mentoring program called “The Trial Academy”, concocted by the Cebu Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, guides the new lawyers in this exciting phase of their…
For not a few urbanites, savoring life’s moments by the sea is paradise on earth It is one of life’s luxuries, to bask in complete tranquility, soothed by the rhythm of the waves and the cool blue…
The end of May brings to a close the Month of the Ocean. Its celebration was doubly significant because the pristine Benham Bank and portions of the Philippine Rise, were declared by the President as a no-take…
Who does not know about Tañon Strait — a very special place in the hearts of living and non-living beings? Tañon is that narrow but deep strait separating the Provinces of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental and…
The weeks past was one of tremendous preparation, anticipation and excitement, especially for those in various government agencies and in the civil society organizations working with them, to achieve a desired goal — for the President to…
The preamble of the 1987 Constitution reads as follows: “We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a government that shall embody…
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