FINDING ANSWERS As a lawyer whose career started in the field of human rights, it always pains me to watch TV news about instances of injustice, abuse, or blatant disregard for human life by those who are supposedly sworn to serve and protect. Last week’s ABS-CBN news account about the anguish of...
FINDING ANSWERS Not only is it deemed righteous indignation; it’s morally justified, highly principled, and a reflection of the honorableness of our Senators. In unanimously adopting Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 718 last week, the esteemed men and women of the Philippine Senate undoubtedly...
FINDING ANSWERS Last week’s great news that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. formally declared as his flagship program the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program, which aims to build a million homes yearly, is most welcome. The declaration, contained in Executive Order No. 34...
FINDING ANSWERS This just can’t be overemphasized: Getting good nutrition in the womb and through early life is very important for a child. While a time of vast potential, the 1,000 days from conception to birth and to the child’s second birthday can also be a time of immense vulnerability when...
FINDING ANSWER The Philippine government is absolutely right in insisting that protecting Overseas Filipino Workers is of paramount importance. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) issued a joint statement to that effect after last week’s talks between the...
FINDING ANSWERS On Mother’s Day last Sunday, troubling news broke out anew: Around six to seven Filipino women die while giving birth or during pregnancy. “Women die because sexual and reproductive health services are unavailable, inaccessible, unaffordable or of poor quality,” according to...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s definitely an idea whose time has come. The need for Filipino students to be taught about the significance of our exclusive economic zone (EEZ), officially known as the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and the 2016 Arbitral Award that invalidated China’s 9-dash line claim over...
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...
FINDING ANSWERS As we slow down in our hectic activities this Holy Tuesday and take time to deepen our faith, contemplating what Pope Francis had been telling us through the years helps with our Lenten reflections. Lent is all about God’s love for us and His mercy. The Holy Father said mercy...
FINDING ANSWERS It was nothing short of extraordinary when, for the first time ever, the most coveted acting award was given to an Asian. It certainly was history in the making as the amazing and very inspiring Malaysian-born Michelle Yeoh won last week the Academy Award for Best Actress. “For...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The massive 7.8 magnitude quake in southern Türkiye and northern Syria that has claimed more than 34,000 lives so far, with the numbers still climbing, is the kind of apocalyptic nightmare geoscientists have been worrying about. A glimpse of the...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The intent to build a million homes a year under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program is certainly laudable amid the enormous housing shortage at present. As I’ve said previously, the success of the socialized housing program would...
