Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Last week’s southwest monsoon habagat that was intensified by Typhoon Fabian brought more rain than the unforgettable Typhoon Ondoy, yet Marikina was spared from massive flooding. The continuous rainfall at 2 a.m. last Saturday recorded at 134...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The recent World Bank (WB) report of an “unacceptably poor school climate” in our country where 80 percent of Filipino schoolchildren “do not know what they should know” has been hard to swallow for education officials. Education Secretary...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The perennial issue of corruption that seemingly continues to defy solution all these years has heated up anew. At the height of the recent word war between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Manny Pacquiao on corruption, my friends Senate President...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The late Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III had many notable achievements during his term as the 15th president of the Philippines which made many Filipinos proud despite the criticisms he faced. It was when his administration was in power from 2010 to...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The clock is ticking for Filipinos who need to register or reactivate their voter registration to be able to vote in the 2022 elections. Less than a hundred days are left before the registration period ends on Sept. 30, and the Comelec said the...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Because our forefathers fought off powerful invaders, we who are beneficiaries of their sacrifices and victories ought to do no less. We must exhaust all possible means, without resorting to war, to conserve and develop our patrimony. This is the gist...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina In every election campaign, we see many kinds of candidates – from the competent and God-fearing politicians who really have the country’s interests at heart, to the grossly incompetent who seem clueless on what it takes to be an excellent public...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The talk of the town today is about the 2022 elections. Who will be running and what elective posts are best suited for them, what political tandems are forming, and what burning issues ought to be tackled by candidates are just some of the hot topics...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina To show the magnitude of disproportion in access to the first COVID-19 vaccines being deployed at the start of 2021, a stark contrast was portrayed. “More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered in at least 49 higher-income...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina There is an overwhelming majority of Filipinos who are unwavering in their desire to see the administration assert our country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), despite some confusing statements from the office of the President. The...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Filipinos exasperated with “hoodlums in police uniforms” may now heave a sigh of relief with the appointment of Police General Guillermo Eleazar as chief of the Philippine National Police. As in any organization, the quality of leadership is...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Even before the pandemic struck, it certainly was appalling how many Filipinos go hungry every day, how those living in extreme poverty lacked the means not only to feed themselves but also how to afford the other basic necessities in life. With the...
