Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina FINDING ANSWERS Restricting access to the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) of government officials is against the Constitution and the implementing law passed in 1989 when I was a member of the Eighth Congress. I need to stress the point amid...
Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go being interviewed by members of the PBA Press Corps at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in file photo. (PBA Images, File) Instead of a leather basketball which he used to swish in from beyond the three-point arc, Sen. Christopher ‘Bong’ Go now has his hands full with...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Our understanding of the digital world defines how we access it. The less we understand how it works and what’s possible within it, the fewer the chances there are to reap its benefits in full. Fast Internet connections and low-cost smartphones mean nothing if we...
Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina FINDING ANSWERS With many unprecedented challenges facing our education system this school year 2020-2021 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it is understandable why some people feel jittery. Despite assurances from the Department of Education that nationwide...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly is a historical and global turning point. The term “new normal,” in fact, is a telling indicator of just how much has changed. For the pandemic affects not only a person’s health, but also his or her ability to work, travel,...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Will the United States of America break up into a white and colored country? Now, more than ever, the degree of divisiveness is getting clearer. Eventually, as the polarization sharpens, the conservatives in the US will not act on the deep-seated issue...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As this goes to print, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the country is most likely to have breached the 200,000 mark — a little more than three weeks after surpassing the 100,000 mark earlier this month. More than 130,000 have recovered, yes, but there are still...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina These are difficult times and the near future is beset with uncertainties as the coronavirus pandemic continues its rampage. Around 5.2 million Filipino families or 20.9 percent of the population found themselves with nothing to eat at least for once...
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra, second from right, joins officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the distributions of cash and relief assistance to local professional boxers in General Santos City. Also on photo are, from left, DSWD regional...
Angel Thoughts A minute of heroism is better than decades of useless life. — Ninoy Aquino LAKAS NG BAYAN Ninoy served as a Senator of the Philippines and governor of the province of Tarlac The 37 th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was quietly...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara A young couple in London was interviewed in a recent CNN Business article about their decision to move out of the city—something unheard of, practically a few months back. As the article explains, many people have tolerated the smaller living spaces combined with...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. It’s one of the longest words in the English language and it may mean something so wonderful and extremely good. Being so, one may relate it to the awaited coronavirus vaccine being developed — the long road...
