FINDING ANSWERS It’s the day after Christmas, yet the festive atmosphere continues during this most delightful time of the year when abundance of love and generosity can be overwhelming. Despite all the prolonged misery brought about by poverty and the wars in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, the...
FINDING ANSWERS More than that of doctors, nurses, engineers, accountants, and other esteemed careers like those in the highly prestigious diplomatic or foreign service, it is the examination for lawyers that generates a lot of hoopla. The fuzz over results of the 2023 Bar exams released two weeks...
FINDING ANSWERS The recent news that Filipino students still ranked among the lowest in reading, mathematics, and science among the 81 countries and economies that took part in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ought to spark more action towards improving our...
FINDING ANSWERS A front-page news article in the Manila Bulletin last week ought to boost the National Drive Against Professional Squatters and Squatting Syndicates (NDAPSSS). The article said “there is no legal impediment to the public identification of professional squatters and squatting...
FINDING ANSWERS The 10th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) could be more significant if it becomes a rallying cry for more concrete action at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), the two-week international climate summit that starts on Nov. 30 in Dubai. As the world is reminded...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s easy to grasp why motorists in a hurry but stuck in traffic were infuriated at the reason for an unauthorized use of the EDSA busway: “Out of courtesy that the convoy was in a hurry, we allowed it.” And it’s also easy to understand why Sen. Bong Revilla, earlier...
FINDING ANSWERS The suggestion of Sen. Francis Tolentino to recall the Philippine Ambassador to China as a way of expressing our country’s protest against China’s harassment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) deserves serious consideration. “This is us telling them that you’ve really gone...
FINDING ANSWERS Yesterday’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to choose who among the 1.41 million candidates would serve in our 42,027 barangays finally pushed through, to the delight of many. After years of multiple postponements, the BSKE finally happened. The last time BSKE...
FINDING ANSWERS Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come, according to renowned French novelist Victor Hugo. The famous quote can certainly be true for those who act promptly on an idea that turns out to be really beneficial. For those who dilly-dally, losing big time is a real...
FINDING ANSWERS “We are up to the challenge. We are committed and passionate to bring about transformation in the next 10 years.” That’s the assurance Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, co-convenor of the newly-formed Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), gave at the recent Kapihan sa Manila...
FINDING ANSWERS Before the commemoration of National Teachers’ Month in the Philippines culminates this Thursday, Oct. 5, when World Teachers’ Day is observed across the globe, let me pay tribute to the special men and women who nurture young minds and develop a productive citizenry....
FINDING ANSWERS He certainly lived up to his name. For Filipinos who deeply value good governance and unrelenting political will, he was a true modern-day hero whose untimely demise last Friday shocked many of his admirers. I myself was shocked when I learned about the tragic accidental fall of...
