Opinion

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas The past four years or so I have been side-lined from work by various illnesses, I always tried with determination to get back to work ...

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez Five days in Taiwan made me appreciate another country, but they also made me think about my own. I went there expecting beautiful places, night ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas The mundane days are a great reminder of what life truly looks like. The slow days which forces you to look at the smallest things ...

By Anthony A. Araos Rice wine traders all over Ifugao work very hard to support themselves and their families. The same thing is true with producers of this produce, more ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas The latest one was our electrical bill at home that was delivered last weekend. It was shocking. We used to pay just P2,000.00 per month, ...

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez When did a woman’s voice become more interesting than what she was actually saying? Rep. Ysabel Zamora was questioning a police witness during a recent ...

By Sophia Angeline G. Delantero Wheels have rolled after the graduation ceremony. Students packed their bags and carried their dreams with them back to their homes, hoping to turn the ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas By the grace of God, graduation had become a past event. Something that had occurred and not just a fantasy to dream of just to ...

By Anthony A. Araos When I’m reading an ordinance passed by a legislative body such as the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or the Sangguniang Bayan, I make up a scenario how the ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Last Sept 17, 2026 myself and 2 other companions went to the House of Representatives to meet with a former lawmaker and a sitting one ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas The graduation of my kid will be this coming Friday but we are celebrating today for the graduation of his first cousin whose circumstances are ...

By Sophia Angeline G. Delantero, UC student I miss the days when I was someone else. When people around me did not know what I was capable of doing. When ...

By Jan Vicente ‘JV’ B. Pekas The Philippine government moved swiftly in banning the social media platform, Discord, after the recent school shootings in the nation and the possibility of ...

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez, UC student How many times does a country have to say “never again” before it finally means it? Fifty-four years after Martial Law was declared, ...

By Jan Vicente ‘JV’ B. Pekas Western beauty standards have pierced their way through our society that it has managed to convince us to deny our own natural looks. The ...

By Reisha Mae F. Valdez, UC student Somewhere between every goodbye and every return, there is a family waiting for a seaman to come home. I grew up being part ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas I have been talking in the past about the writing achievements of our only son, Jan vicente “JV” Balingan Pekas. Now here is the real ...

By Anthony A. Araos Recognizing that tree-planting activities are limited as Ifugao deals with illegal tree-cutting schemes, the provincial government is constrained in the rollout and implementation of the re-greening ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas Yesterday, I just heard of a neighbor who for sometime was in a tight battle against cancer. While he valiantly fought against the disease, things ...

By Sophia Angeline G. Delantero, UC student Adjust ko na lang ulit pangarap ko,” says an individual I know all the way from Valenzuela who has suffered from the cast ...