‘TOL VIEWS The 72-hour ceasefire in currently destabilized Sudan was indeed a sigh of relief. The three-day breather which started last April 23 bought some time for both Sudanese and other foreign nationals caught in the brewing civil strife to find safe passage to shielded grounds. Our...
(Pixabay) The Senate will start on Tuesday, April 25, its public hearing on the alleged ‘’state-sponsored’’ smuggling of 400,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar last February. Invited by Senator Francis ‘’Tol’ Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, was Executive Secretary...
'TOL VIEWS Tension between China and Taiwan continues to escalate as the United States warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait last Sunday, in what may be perceived as an affirmation of the United States’ readiness to defend Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region amid China’s efforts to...
'TOL VIEWS The recent Pulse Asia survey conducted last March 15-19, 2023 affirms the relevance and timeliness of Senate Bill 2034 or the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Act. According to the survey, 78 percent of Filipinos agree that mandatory ROTC should be restored. Respondents...
‘TOL VIEWS With only a little over six months before the long overdue barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, preparations are firing on all cylinders to ensure its seamless conduct on Oct. 30, 2023. The Commission on Elections (Comelec), both on the national and local levels, proceed with...
'TOL VIEWS More than two weeks after MT Princess Empress’ descent, it’s still a race against time to contain the spillage in Oriental Mindoro. Each day the sunken vessel continues to leak oil underneath equates to life snuffed out of the sea. Threats to marine life and biodiversity continue to...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino The importance of disaster preparedness is, sadly, always best understood after countless lives have already been taken and communities already irreparably damaged. While some will argue that disasters and calamities cannot be predicted, particularly...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino Many studies have actually proven that travel, leisure and recreation is a vital human activity that is not only beneficial to human health and wellness but is likewise essential to establishing a vibrant and sustainable economy. The restrictions on...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino Worldwide, the number of people aged 60 years or more is steadily increasing over the past several years. The World Health Organization (WHO) projects 2.1 billion people beyond age 60 by the year 2050. In the Philippines, statistics on the elderly point to the...
‘TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, (PAGASA), in its Climate Outlook Report January-June 2023, which was presented during the 155th Climate Forum last December 2022, estimated rainfall in the country for January...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino Perhaps next to the Blessed Virgin Mother Mary, the Santo Niño is the most revered and venerated religious image in the Philippines. Hundreds of parishes in the country, or maybe even more, have been named after the Holy Child Jesus, and millions of believers...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis Tolentino Just earlier this week, the Philippines celebrated the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene — a yearly religious event in our country, where millions of devotees gather to participate in the traslación – a grand procession of the statue of the...
