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...
Uncontrolled floods
Metro Manila and many parts of Luzon are again suffering from floods brought by heavy rains, exposing the continuing weakness of the country’s defenses against a recurring disaster. Flood control projects are supposed to...
Lessons learned
Given the socio-political atmosphere we are witnessing today, we realize more than ever that the country needs an administration that places economic recovery, peace, environmental protection, workforce development, and democratic principles above corruption and...