Opinion

By Penelope A. Domogo, MD One time, I and my children were in a wedding reception. In traditional Igorot weddings, receptions are big crowds because it is open to everyone ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD The withdrawal of SM in the needed rehabilitation of the Baguio city market is both a loss and a victory. It is a loss because ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas Towards the end of the previous year, as I was still enjoying the last specks of vacation, I was seated in the jeepney headed towards ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. • Regional Director May Eclar, CAR and Region 3 DepEd-CAR Regional Memorandum No. 013.2020 dated January 9, 2020, reiterated the “No Read, No Pass Policy.” DepEd-Region ...

By Anthony A. Araos Whether it’s a quite drive to Lagawe from Lamut, or a weekend trip to this capital town from Manila, everything will be within reach. Wedged between ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Both the Philippine Olympic Committee President, Bambol Tolentino, and the Philippine Sports Commission chairman, Patrick Gregorio, agree in assessing our participation to the just concluded ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas With the holiday season in full swing, the traffic in the city only reaches its boiling point. As I commuted from home in Tuba to ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. c. Basic Education Research Fund (BERF) researches showing that non-readers and frustration level readers proliferate in high school. Given the K to 12 Curriculum grade level ...

By Anthony A. Araos What does it take for poor Filipinos to even think of preparing a “noche buena” meal in the Christmas season? I think that answer lies in ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD It’s the holidays, and people are trying to find what they could buy within their means or whatever disposable income they have for the season ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas When the impeachment case against the vice-president was dismissed, our noisy politicians just became silent. That was like saying “we surrender due to our stupidity” ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas When heading into “bakasyon”, the goal from the start had always been to make the most of this limited time given to us. After all, ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. There is no DepEd document showing that the two policies have been rescinded. Every year, the DepEd central office indirectly acknowledges the current status of DECS ...

By Anthony A. Araos Ifugao folks never guessed the real cruel intentions super typhoon Uwan had for them. The end line of Uwan’s devastation is a sad one when it ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas I have found that just by being a student in the modern day already helps you understand how to manage your money better. There are ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD The agriculture sector is still the main backbone of Philippine economy, like it or not. So where it goes, that’s where the country goes too ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas While I was being hooked up to the dialysis machine, one of the nurses undertaking the process said to her colleague that the season did ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. (Note: Starting this week, we will serialize our letter proving Angara was dead wrong when in a statement on May 15, 2025, he claimed that the ...

By Anthony A. Araos For Cordillera officials are truly regarded as revered and dedicated public servants as Ifugao Governor Jerry Dalipog. “You couldn’t ignore his actions and consequently commend him ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD The “Mahiya naman kayo” saga spun by no less than the Philippine President during his July, 2025 SONA, is turning out to be creating some ...