A climate warning
The catastrophic flood along the Nepal–Tibet border is another grave warning from a rapidly warming planet. Climate change is increasing glacier instability and exposing mountain communities to deadlier hazards. Governments must treat this danger...
Not the answer
It proliferates on social media that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is planning to ban Facebook in the country. Such a proposal poses a serious threat to freedom of expression. Silencing an entire platform for...
Gun owners’ responsibility
The recent shooting incidents involving minors should force every firearm-owning household to confront a basic responsibility: children and young people must never be allowed access to guns. A firearm in the home becomes a...
Deadly trend
School shooting incidents involving minors as suspects are becoming a disturbing concern that authorities and educators cannot afford to dismiss. The fact that some suspects are reportedly students with good academic standing makes the...
Drowning in debts
The Philippines’ continuing accumulation of government debt under the present administration has reached a point that demands serious public scrutiny. Borrowing heavily year after year cannot be treated as ordinary fiscal housekeeping, especially when...
Is Region 8 ready?
Severe flooding in Metro Manila and many parts of Luzon has again raised serious questions about the country’s flood-control projects. The massive destruction should serve as a warning to Eastern Visayas, a region that...