Healthy soils are the foundation of habitats of living beings. They lay the groundwork, so to speak, in producing food, clean water, and other needs of life on earth. But in the last decade, deterioration and degradation of soil have been a cause of concern and even alarm, since it threatens food...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Many countries are now in the midst of a fundamental change in the way people live, work, and relate to each other, using amazing technological advances merging digital, biological, and physical worlds. This earth-shaking fundamental change is being...
Angelo Kouame (UAAP Images) Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a bill endorsing the entry of Angelo Kouame to Gilas Pilipinas and also sought to grant him Philippine citizenship. Angara, who filed Senate Bill No. 1892, said the move is part of the country’s ongoing efforts to...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Any crime, if proven to be true, should be given the proper punishment — such as incarceration — with circumstances in consideration. Sometimes, however, the act of imprisoning someone may prove to be detrimental to the person’s well-being or may even...
In addressing the continuous decline in palay prices, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) is asking the government to follow the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) and impose safeguard duties on rice imports instead of resorting to decisions such as the proposed suspension on the issuance of sanitary...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina It’s understandable why an exasperated President Duterte has often thought of simply giving up and resigning over rampant corruption in the country. Despite all the laws and severe penalties against dishonest public officials and employees, endemic...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Mental health has historically been a difficult subject to talk about in Philippine society. Many of us, no doubt, have our own stories, personal or otherwise, of how difficult it is to seek help. In fact, in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric...
The Senate committee on energy is filing a legislative measure that will re-frame the investment function of state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), so it can concentrate its activities on oil and gas exploration ventures. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “We’re...
MB file Senators have crossed party lines to commend the Department of Finance (DOF) for its competent and efficient management of state finances in the face of the massive public spending needed to mitigate the health and economic effects of the pandemic. Senate Minority Franklin Drilon...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Senate’s Finance Committee recently had a hearing on the 2021 budgets of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and its attached agencies. There, I encouraged the NCCA to coordinate with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on...
As Senate continues to debate on the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill emotionally, two big electronics companies are shutting down operations because of uncompetitive business environment, according to the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina That one in every three Filipinos went hungry last month—and is probably experiencing hunger up to this time—is horrifying, to say the least. The alarming hunger rate of 30.7 percent, affecting 7.6 million families in the country, has...
