Archives: Opinions

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Maybe it’s a coincidence, maybe it was designed to be so. Am referring to Jan 26 as both Australia Day and Republic day of India. Both mentioned countries had been under the tutelage of Great Britain and both of them are now leading and influential countries in the world – economically, technologically, scientifically and in […]

By Anthony A. Araos (Note: This piece was turned in last week but was not published due to space constraints.– Ed) LAGAWE, Ifugao – – A state-of-the-province address (SOPA) like no other. Ifugao Gov. Pedro Mayam-o is set to outline his eight-point agenda of governance through the much-awaited SOPA on Aug. 10. Venue is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall at […]

Small things that show concern Here were some of the low hanging fruits ready for the picking. So they were picked. Stop the “tanim bala” at the airport! Du30 before he even stepped into Malacanang told airport security officers to stop it and so it was stopped. Thereafter, somebody there was fired. The long queues at train stations in Metro […]

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. (My thoughts on the hot debate on the effects of mining between Environment Secretary Regina Lopez and the Chamber of Mining of the Philippines published in the Opinion page of the August 4, 2016 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.) To resolve the word war between Environment Secretary Regina Lopez and the Chamber of Mines of […]

By Tedler D. Depaynos, MD The patient is an expert in cards and has been working in a casino abroad for years. He has been used to night life and from time to time together with his close friends they bring home bedmates especially when their favorite clients are on a winning streak. He was in a shower one morning […]

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas The humongous traffic beside Baguio City Hall that had been going on for months is mind boggling just like the exasperation it is causing the people and our so called leaders’ uselessness. The problem has been there for months but all our public officials could do was summon the city engineer and DPWH officials who […]

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Dengue fever incidence is causing a lot of alarm in almost all regions of the Philippines, including CAR. But being alarmed is not a guarantee that something is being done to contain the problem. I mean, measures to control it maybe in place but it is not providing the right solution to such scourge. According […]

By Anthony A. Araos Banaue Rice Terraces’ rehabilitation difficulties are likely to be resolved at the soonest time. All thanks to the diligent and all-out efforts of Mayor Jerry Dalipog and other officials of this scenic town. Mayor Dalipog and some officials of the Sangguniang Bayan (to include Councilor Chester Bahatan) were invited by a Chinese firm to visit Bali, […]

There is blood in our hands There is no way we can be blameless on the current war on drugs—specifically on the death of innocent parties who never even tried to know what illegal drugs are all about. We are indeed in a state of war. The more than 100 thousand of surrenderees in a matter of weeks attest to […]

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. Note: This article appeared in the Letters section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer on July 25. Explanation as to why I said there are no environmentalists in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will come later. HIS CLAIMS to the contrary, Ramon Jesus Paje will go down in history as the environment secretary who had […]