PEACE-MAKER Today, Dagupeños, together with thousands of local and foreign tourists, flock to Dagupan City’s central business district for the grilling of thousands of Bangus (milkfish), which is the highpoint of our city’s Bangus Festival. The festival is a yearly food and culture celebration...
OF TREES AND FOREST *(Part 1)* The 2022 Fourth Quarter Social Weather Survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations revealed some very interesting information about Philippine democracy and how people view democracy. Let me go through the results first before offering my insights. The survey,...
A government task force helped reintegrate 37,413 former rebels (FRs) and former violent extremists (FVEs) back to mainstream society since 2016, it was bared on Monday, April 24. (Department of National Defense [DND] Undersecretary Angelito De Leon (left), chairperson of the Task Force Balikatan...
FINDING ANSWERS RA 7277, officially known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, became law in 1992 during my first term as senator. The law we crafted to improve the total well-being of Persons with Disability (PWD) defined disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially...
*Former Senator Panfilo Lacson (Arnold Quizol)* Former Senator Panfilo Lacson, who for many months we saw and heard every day in various forms of media until after the May 2022 elections, went farming, running, biking, and breathing the fresh air – doing things that did not interest social...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided food assistance to former rebels affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), National People’s Army (NPA), and National Democratic Front (NDFP) from different urban poor communities in Metro Manila and nearby...
PEACE-MAKER We join our cousin Gretchen de Venecia del Rosario and her family in mourning the passing of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. As our country’s top diplomat during the President Benigno Aquino III administration, Albert first captured the Filipino people’s...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Speaker’s office, contributed photo) Two of the highest-ranked officials in the House of Representatives gave words of praise to the late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario....
OF TREES AND FORESTS One of the reasons why I love to travel is that it expands our perspectives. By seeing other places, experiencing other cultures, and, living — even for a brief moment — another way of life, we are able to compare our situation with that of other countries. Comparison...
The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario (MANILA BULLETIN) "A true champion of Philippine democracy and sovereignty." That's how House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe described former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario Senators are mourning the passing of former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario, who died Tuesday, April 17, at the age of 83. ‘’We have just lost an esteemed diplomat who represented...
The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) The late Albert del Rosario's stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue must be followed by the current administration. Thus, said...
