Malaysia’s ‘youthful’ aspiration

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 12/01/2019

KUALA LUMPUR – Typhoon Kammuri was approaching the Philippine area of responsibility at 1900 hours and although the Malaysian capital was out of the typhoon’s path, the city was drenched resulting in flight delays in the Kuala…

Limiting screen time

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 11/30/2019

How do you make sure that your children are not spending too much time with their gadgets? This is the question that a mother asked me while I was waiting for my daughter to emerge from a…

The initial challenges in the SEA Games 2019

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/29/2019

Do Filipino athletes feel the so called “home court” advantage now that the South East Asian (SEA) Games is held in the country this year? Will they not be affected by the noise on social media as…

Regional planning and development (Part 2)

Fernando Fajardo 11/27/2019

Put into law in September 24, 1972 through Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1, the Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP) of the Executive Branch of the Government brought many changes in the conduct of governance in the country. Among…

Protection of seafarers’ rights and ambulance chasing

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 11/26/2019

The dwindling numbers of deployed seafarers are usually misleadingly blamed by employers and manning agencies on the increasing number of litigated cases. They have deliberately and sweepingly depicted seafarers’ lawyers as “unscrupulous” in an attempt to deflect…

Gilda Vestil, Cebuana Katipunera

Jobers Reynes Bersales 11/25/2019

Hermenegilda ‘Gilda’ Vestil was just 18 years old when the revolution in Cebu against Spanish colonial rule finally broke on April 3, 1898. Born in Mambaling in 1880, her brother, Gabino Vestil, was an active member of…

Tug of war in the co-op movement?

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/24/2019

The end of 2019 feels like it’s flying by, what with so many milestones and events that my friends in the co-operative movement hardly have time chewing over major developments while thinking of the next exciting conference.…

Shared responsibility

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 11/23/2019

The issue involving teacher Melita Limjuco, whose disciplinary action to her pupil allegedly traumatised the child, hit me on three fronts: as a journalist, as a mother and as a teacher. A media personality is in the…

Ralph Barajan, a hero coast guard officer

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/22/2019

Almost every time a sea tragedy happens, the Philippine Coast Guard is lambasted by different criticisms because of its lapses that directly or contributively cause the mishap.  The latest sea accident however is a totally different story.…

Waters – in the wrong places

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/21/2019

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…

Regional planning and development

Fernando Fajardo 11/20/2019

For a poor nation, development means overcoming the problem of widespread poverty and unemployment achieved through creation of more jobs and generation of income that ensures the enhancement of the well-being of the poor. Development takes a…

Cheering ‘UP Fight!’ amidst the odds

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 11/19/2019

The UAAP  games galvanized an  extraordinary sense of solidarity for the denizens of the University of the Philippines, often described as the microcosm of a highly diverse nation. An academic community  all too easily fractured by politics…

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