‘TOL VIEWS A few days from today, the holiest month for our brother Muslims will begin. Religiously observed by Muslims worldwide, the Ramadan is a time for deeper prayer, reflection and devotion to Alah’s ways and teachings. Islam is the second largest religion in the Philippines, hence, this...
‘TOL VIEWS Archipelagic nations like the Philippines face both challenges and opportunities in being composed of island clusters and vast oceans. Keeping these island communities connected and united, growing and sustainable, peaceful and orderly, remains the primary business of government...
TOL VIEWS The sad chapters of world history during the Covid-19 pandemic surely taught humankind to be more resourceful and creative. The restrictions on people’s mobility and interaction pushed the world to find unconventional means to procure goods, to transmit knowledge and information and to...
'TOL VIEWS “An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy” says US President Thomas Jefferson. A community provided with the broadest access to information on matters that impact both individual and community life is a community empowered to make informed choices and collective...
‘TOL VIEWS After the grandiose Sinulog Festival of Cebu City, next in the list comes the Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City. As with all other renowned Philippine festivals, the annual Dinagyang celebration is indeed a convergence of faith, culture, tradition and history. The captivating hues,...
‘TOL VIEWS The most notable feast celebrated in honor of the Santo Niño in the Philippines is perhaps the Sinulog Festival of Cebu. Drawing devotees as well as local and foreign tourists from nearly all parts of the world, the recent opening of the Sinulog Festival last Jan. 14 which I was...
TOL VIEWS More than 2.8 million devotees of the Poong Nazareno flocked Quiapo Church last Tuesday as the entire nation celebrated the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene. Their journey with Señor Nazareno was a grueling, yet faith-filled, grace-filled, 15 hours. The traslacion, as it has always...
‘TOL VIEWS The Philippines is an archipelagic and maritime nation. With a total of 7,641 islands, we are the second-largest archipelago in the world. More than 62 percent of the country’s municipalities and cities thrive on our coasts. Many of us rely on the bounty of our seas for food. With...
‘TOL VIEWS Balancing progress and ecological preservation has always been a globally shared challenge. Sustainable development has always been difficult to balance with industrialization. For developing countries like the Philippines, the dilemma has always been development versus...
TOL VIEWS Nov. 8, 2023 marks the 10th anniversary when super typhoon Yolanda hit the country and wreaked havoc in communities in the Philippines but most extensively devastating Tacloban, Leyte. Yolanda claimed thousands of lives, displaced millions of families, and damaged properties worth...
'TOL VIEWS The recent collision of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) resupply vessel and Chinese Maritime Militia Vessels (CMMV) last Oct. 22 at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), months after the water cannon incident of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Filipino troops, weeks after the death of a...
'TOL VIEWS The upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 2023 have been much-awaited after being postponed for multiple times. All candidates and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in both local and national levels, local government units (LGUs), the Philippine National...
