FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina While it comes as no surprise, given the economic stranglehold inflicted by stringent lockdowns last year as the pandemic started to rage, the news that the Philippine economy suffered its worst so far is still quite shocking. On Thursday last week,...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina I would like to share the insights of former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor, chairman of the Federation of Free Farmers, about the predicament of the nation’s coconut farmers who remain poor despite the Coco Levy Fund worth billions of...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina In my Teleradyo program Sagot Ko ‘Yan last Sunday, I had an interesting discussion with Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr., national chairman of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), and he shared some remarkable...
Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina FINDING ANSWERS It certainly is good news that many local government units all over the country are now expressing willingness and financial capability to procure much-needed coronavirus vaccines for their constituents. The enthusiasm of LGUs is a most welcome...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Every New Year always brings forth hope and despite the raging pandemic, 2021 inspires a wide sense of optimism among Filipinos. Throughout the years, nine out of 10 Filipinos across every social class and geographic area have expressed a positive...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The recent death of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende that triggered the ongoing deployment ban of newly hired domestic workers to Kuwait highlights anew the plight of many OFWs facing horrible conditions abroad. “When will this inhumane treatment...
