The success of any State University or College
We congratulate the Mountain Province State University for attaining that status. The final measure of a State University‘s or College’s success will be the kind of academic reputation it will ...
Big time crimes and us
As usual, we were again late in charging and arresting criminals whose victims were the people of the Philippines. Pastor Quiboloy and his co-conspirators were just the second of late ...
The Israelis are worth emulating
The world has become so small anything happening at the other side of the globe seems to be happening right in our own backyard. We are referring to the Israelis ...
The scourge of war
Wars bring out the worst in people in all sides. Yet there will be heroic acts in the most unlikely places. By people who will not allow the ravages of ...
Again, too good to be true!
For the nth time, “too good to be true” was shown no to be true. Yet scams happen every time. If you are reading this, chances are you are not ...
Sixty percent of Filipinos are poor
For a very long time, that has been the case. There is nothing in sight to change that. The upcoming elections will be the same. Traditional politicians will win. If ...
High time to measure happiness of the people
Once again, the government statistics people are touting improvements in the regional economy. More so in the national economy. They cite numbers which are, however, mostly meaningless to the poor ...
The main stumbling blocks to our progress
Shakespeare would have said, shoot all the politicians. That would not be so different from what he actually said which is to shoot all the lawyers. For politicians here are ...
‘Tis again the season of festivals, are we OK?
In Baguio City the Panagbenga is ongoing. Nearby La Trinidad will be next with their Strawberry Festival. Other adjacent localities will follow with their own festival versions. Well and good ...
The culture in government work areas
The well publicized infestation of bed bugs of rattan chairs at the Manila International Airport Terminal 2 is very revealing. The chairs are relatively new having been purchased only late ...
The captured regulatory agencies and our wretched lives
The entities serving our needs are supposed to be regulated by agencies of government so they won’t abuse us through lousy or inefficient services. Or by charging exorbitant rates. Thus, ...
Climate change and the cold mornings
It used to be warm typical of summer during this time of year. We should also be having summer rains in the afternoons. Thus, being up and about by 5.30 ...
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday to many Christians means redemption from past sins. To millions more, however, it is redemption from our past in general. The mistakes we made which include those not ...
Baguio is losing it
Everybody was expecting Baguio City would be impossible to move around in last Holy Week. It turned out to be the opposite. There was no gridlock traffic and tourists were ...
Do the powers that be feel our pain?
The burning issues for everyone are the deleterious effects of inflation. The prices of all basic commodities have gone sky-high. Even more than double how they used to be. And ...
We are being baked
In our face now is the collective effect of humanity’s folly. The suffocating heat….. whose effects are multiplied several times over by the effects of runaway inflation. Then there are ...
Signs government is not being run well
Number one sign is our having to import rice. The countries we are importing rice from are our neigh boring countries. Their bright citizens learned rice technology from us. For ...
Until we could not breathe?
The effects are staring at us in the face. The heat the past days was really bad we could hardly breathe. Parched farmlands are being shown by the media to ...
Maximize the use of technology
Since about 90% of all employment in this country is by MSMEs, the government should pour the most investments to enhance their operations. But this is not happening. Government can’t ...
Education the great equalizer
Enrolment is now again upon us or about to be. A lot of parents are scrounging for cash. While payment of enrolment fees is a big priority, the more important ...
