Bridges: Another âworstâ for our country
SAMMY JULIAN
OUR dear country, once again, found itself included in someoneâs âworstâ list.
The 2014 Global Rights Index by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)...
People Powwow: Sick seamen should always press for disability benefits
BY HERBERT VEGO
IF you are a very sick overseas seaman who applies for permanent disability benefits, would you accept the shipping agencyâs âSorry, you...
Viewpoints: Courtesy resignation
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
CIVILITY and gentility, gallantry and deference, respectability and cordiality â all these and other admirable personality traits forward the meaning and...
Bridges: Potential health hazards of wind turbines
BY SAMMY JULIAN
CONSTRUCTION is underway for wind turbines along the coastline of San Lorenzo town in the province of Guimaras, which has an annual...
Viewpoints: Marriage and priesthood
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
TIME and again, the matter of marriage in conjunction with priesthood and vice versa, comes to fore.
Why is it that priests...
People Powwow: Thumbs up to Miraflores, down to CHED
By HERBERT VEGO
A FEW issues ago, this corner questioned the tendency of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to approve applications for tuition hikes...
Commentary: The myth of the principle of equality before the law
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
Bulatlat perspective
THE dispensation of âjusticeâ, or rather injustices, is so blatant in the Philippines that one could not help but ask: For...
Bridges: Upholding the rule of lawÂ
BYÂ SAMMYÂ JULIAN
HAPPY birthday to Mr. Nelson Golez of East Asia Construction Corp. May your birthday and every day be filled with the warmth of sunshine,...
Faith, Hope, Charity: A food bank for the hungry
BY IKE SEĂERES
âBECAUSE itâs thereâ, that was my reason for climbing mountains when I was younger, and that is my reason now for wanting...
Viewpoints: Saints
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
THESE are days of rejoicing and bliss.
It has become certain and clear that saints are not only acclaimed in Rome but...