Feeding hungry kids

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 06/27/2023

  Millie Kilayko, prime mover of the Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) Foundation since it started in 2010, had an epiphany of sorts upon seeing an unusually tall boy in a kindergarten class they had helped build…

Govern agriculture right

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 09/27/2022

No doubt, agriculture now deserves top attention among the three economic sectors, over industry (mostly manufacturing) and services (with its mix of low- and high-value activities). The global food crisis that COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

In difficult times

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 09/23/2022

Except for about 5 million families in the Philippines, the balance of about 21 million is too vulnerable because of the current economic conditions. With that many households looking to the government for varying levels of support,…

It is Christmas, but …

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 12/04/2020

I have a sore throat, feel tired, and really not my usual self. If I have been going out of the house, I would be a bit apprehensive if I have contracted Covid-19. But quarantine for seniors…

The new normal for Filipino children

Nina D. Resurreccion - @inquirerdotnet 11/23/2020

The Philippines is one of the poorest and most unequal societies in Asia. Elite-dominated policymaking and governance positions the poor at a perennial structural disadvantage, as political scientist David Timberman has pointed out. Those of us who…

After colorful 2017, Tabal hungry for more in 2018

Glendale G. Rosal 01/02/2018

The year 2017 will be remembered by Mary Joy Tabal as one of the most colorful in her life. Among the achievements of the 28-year-old, Barangay Guba, Cebu City native in 2017 was winning the first gold…

Warden appeals for help to feed Cebu City inmates

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/04/2017

If help is not given soon, close to 5,000 inmates of the Cebu City Jail may go hungry with no food to eat starting next month. Fearing that this may cause a riot, Cebu City Jail Warden…

Liloan Redline pair hungry for more

John Carlo A. Villaruel 07/04/2017

LAST Saturday’s championship victory in the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) in Moalboal left the Liloan Redline pair of Jade Becaldo and Rommel Pepito hungry for more. Now, they are set on chasing the ultimate glory when they…

Why some of us are hungry

Fernando Fajardo 02/02/2017

Last Wednesday, I took my lunch at Robinson’s Fuente Osmeña Food Court. My main purpose was to eat chopsuey. All vegetables and no meat. That’s all I ordered. No rice either. For my health. I took the…

Appetite regulators

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/20/2016

IN THIS day and age of health consciousness and the appreciation of the value and role of weight on longevity, interest in weight control and dieting is greater than ever. This leads to the question as to…

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