Learning our lesson
With the confirmed death toll in Turkey and Syria now totaling more than five thousand, and with the United Nations estimating the overall casualties to be more or less twenty thousand, we can only...
Breach of rules
Forty-four members of the Philippine National Police - Special Action Force perished in an eleven-hour cross fire with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. As expected, top honchos of the PNP much...
Justice elusive and discriminatory?
Barely a week after Pope Francis left the Philippines and as local leaders in the Roman Catholic Church said the “Pope Francis fever” was still on, ruthless killing happened in Mindanao. The Philippine National...
Vanguard Against Corruption
Our country has historically grappled with the pervasive issue of corruption within its government institutions. But our citizens, known for their vigilant stance against corruption, have emerged as a formidable force in combatting this...
Fiesta time
Tacloban City, the capital of the province of Leyte, observes its annual fiesta every June in honor of its patron saint, Sto. Niño. The fiesta typically involves parades, processions, and numerous cultural and religious...
Snatchers at work
Towns and big cities are homes to people with ill motives, such as snatching people’s valuables, especially in crowded areas. Tacloban, being a highly urbanized center, is one of them; hence the constant reports...