Viewpoints: Thereâs never enough for the greedy
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
âTHERE is enough for everyoneâs need; there is not enough for anyoneâs greed,â says Mahatma Gandhi.
The profound words of wisdom are...
People Powwow: Prevention better than PhilHealth
By HERBERT VEGO
âAN ounce of prevention,â even doctors admit, âis worth a pound of cure.â
The quotation is especially applicable to indigent Filipinos who canât...
Worm’s Eye View: Secret ambition
BY ROMMEL YNION
LAST Monday, when I saw my first-ever column in the opinion page of Panay News, nostalgia struck, with images â long forgotten...
Bridges: New global paradigm on disaster risk reduction and management
BY SAMMY JULIAN
FLOODS are the most frequent type of natural disasters, causing widespread devastation, economic damages and loss of human lives.
In the past 30...
Reason and Concern: Pork scam investigation back to square one?
BY RONQUILLO TOLENTINO
ADMITTING that the pork scam file of whistleblower Benhur Luy remains intact and assuming that Luyâs copy of the hard disk drive...
Rural Update: Lawmakers and bankers
BY JOHNNYÂ NOVERA
WE wrote last week an item in our column (âEntry of foreigners in PHâ), expressing our national security concern for House Bill No. 3984, approved by the Lower House allowing the entry of foreign...
People Powwow: A home for Yolanda
By HERBERT VEGO
HER name is Yolanda, a victim of a typhoon by that name. She now lives with a relative here in Iloilo City...
Worm’s Eye View: The power of words
BY ROMMEL YNION
AT The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Danny Fajardo, publisher of Panay News â which, by the way, Â happens to be the...
Accents: Pass the Freedom of Information Bill now!
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
WHAT bill has agonized in the Philippine Congress for more than two decades now?
I often begin with a question when I feel...
Bridges: Continuity
BY SAMMY JULIAN
DESPITE a dismal showing in a recent nationwide survey on perceived presidential bets, the possibility of Interior Secretary Mar Roxas running for...