EDITORIAL Pending any “acts of God” that may happen before the Commission on Election (COMELEC) closes its door today, Nov. 15, 2021, we would finally (“finally” is the operative word here) have our official list of candidates for the 2022 national election. All doors and windows close for...
Editorial The twin changes on top of the country’s police force and military happened on the same day this week. On the side of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lieutenant General Andres C. Centino became the 57th chief of staff, replacing General Jose Faustino Jr. who retired on Nov....
EDITORIAL Early this week, the President designated a new chief for the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the person of Dionardo Bernardo Carlos. He took over from retired PNP chief, Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar. Carlos is now the seventh PNP chief to serve in the Duterte...
Editorial The time to do some actual work on the ground and build a framework for climate justice is now. That was the call made by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III at the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, which is closing today,...
Editorial Unemployment in the Philippines in September was at its highest since January 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last week, just before the government announced the easing of restrictions to Alert Level 2 in Metro Manila. The number of unemployed persons rose from...
EDITORIAL With more vaccine jabs administered each day, and all cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) exceeding 70 percent of their target, there still remains a portion of the population who are hesitant to get the vaccine. Their reasons vary with some saying that they would want to wait for...
As the overall nationwide outlook on COVID-19 continues to improve, it is time to pay attention anew to the call of hospitals for decisive action by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on the long-delayed reimbursement of their claims. Last Nov. 3, only 1,591 new cases were...
At the 26th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), ongoing until Nov. 12, 2021 in Glasgow, Ireland, the Philippines plays a key role — that of a cautionary tale. In the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2021 prepared using 2019 data on extreme weather and...
EDITORIAL Responding to an apparent widespread clamor, the government declared the de-escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) from alert level 3 to alert level 2 from November 5 to 21. This de-escalation follows an emergent consensus among key stakeholders on the need for fast-tracking the...
“For the good of the economy” – this seemed to be the primary motive and collective interest that pushed the 17 mayors of the National Capital Region to finally agree on lifting any curfew restrictions, which started yesterday, Nov. 4, 2021. This came after a year and a half of varying curfew...
Editorial One of the most “divisive” items in this pandemic is undoubtedly the face shield. Some people say it is a useful barrier against an unseen virus, while some would just put it on their head like a sun visor or hair clip. Even health experts couldn’t agree among themselves if this...
The 26 th Conference of the Parties COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opened in Glasgow, Scotland last Oct. 31 for a two-week meeting that would hopefully address global concerns on the continuing threats posed by unabated global warming. UN Secretary General...
