NIGHT OWL Deputy Speaker Camille A. Villar is now serving her second term as the representative of the lone district of Las Piñas City. She is known for her advocacies on livelihood, health, women and children. She has always emphasized the importance of access to education for the youth, better...
NIGHT OWL In a multi-party system such as what we have in the Philippines, it is often challenging to introduce initiatives that will be supported by the majority. Such is the case in the House of Representatives, where more than 300 legislators are aligned with different parties. But there is one...
NIGHT OWL The Philippine Constitution guarantees citizens’ freedom of expression, thought, and participation. These are also assured through the country’s acceptance of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which seeks to protect civil and political rights including freedom...
NIGHT OWL Imagine losing your voice this instant—how would you handle it? The thought of not being able to directly communicate your thoughts could be unbearable. The inability to express yourself in the language that you know could be very frustrating. We could only surmise that a person...
NIGHT OWL Our archipelagic nation is rich in culture that is as diverse as our islands. It is home to many indigenous communities that also have their own language. In fact, the Philippines has 175 living indigenous languages, according to the Ethnologue, which categorizes these languages...
NIGHT OWL The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal was attained by a weightlifter — a female weightlifter. And just recently, we were blessed with a back-to-back Olympic gold medals from a gymnast — a male gymnast. Was it mere coincidence or is it the world bluntly telling us that greatness...
NIGHT OWL When little children are asked what they wish to become in the future, their young minds are unaware of any limitations. They dream big—the possibilities are as endless as the vast sky and their hopes are as high as the stars. But as they grow older, the realities that surround...
NIGHT OWL As an archipelagic nation with rich natural resources, the Philippines has a large amount of water resources, particularly from rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Ironically, water security remains a challenge for the country. In the past months, weather patterns and climate...
NIGHT OWL We cannot choose the circumstances into which we are born. In fact, we only realize that there are differences in life when we start interacting with other people and see the disparity in our way of living, how we access basic needs, the way we are the treated, the availability and...
NIGHT OWL As centers of commerce, growth and innovation, cities play a crucial role in driving not only national but also global economic progress. They contribute more than 80 percent of global GDP. Since cities provide more and better economic opportunities as well as better access to key...
NIGHT OWL Indigenous peoples make up only five percent of the global population, and though among the marginalized sectors of society, their traditional knowledge and practices are becoming sources of hope for the world’s complex problems. After centuries of neglect of their needs, abuse...
NIGHT OWL One of the common complaints of working Filipinos, especially those in the cities, is the amount of time they spend going to work and back to their homes. Whether they have their own cars or taking public transportation, it is hard to predict the amount of time it will take for them...
