Learning from 2024
The year 2024 is defined by challenges, exposing vulnerabilities across societies, and showing the resilience within. It has served as a stark reminder of how urgently needed bold action is for so many systemic...
Untamed waters
The ending year 2024 has been a sharp reminder that the country remains incapable of tackling the endless bane of rising waters, floods, and disasters caused by water. The country has reacted in bits...
Happy Anniversary, LSDE!
For 37 unbroken years now, Leyte Samar Daily Express has resolved to stand for truth, fairness, and responsible journalism voicing the people without falling into sensationalism or personal vendettas. By focusing on the performance...
Betrayal of contributors
The decision of Congress to divert funds from PhilHealth to finance Ayuda cash assistance was grossly inimical to the institution’s purpose. The government made the contributors vulnerable during illness—that is, and it made them...
Right solution
The vicious circle of poverty is perpetuated not just by a lack of resources but by systems that condition people to be dependent on dole-outs instead of their capacity to thrive. When citizens are...
Siphoned funds
The siphoning of funds from SSS, GSIS, PhilHealth, and government-owned banks to bankroll the Maharlika Fund is a gross betrayal of public trust. These institutions hold the hard-earned money of workers, retirees, and contributors...