Opinion

By Anthony A. Araos So while they’re singing at the chorale contest during the Lagawe Senior Citizens Day program at the Lagawe Central School gymnasium for attending the Barangay Assembly ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas Offhand, I am not a big fan of big buildings. If I have my way on the matter, the best actual development for the city ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Many people have opined that Filipinos, as a whole, do not have their own unique identity. Maybe they are right. It is a fact that ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas DepEd has recently announced that October 27-30 be a “wellness break” and suspends classes for public schools on the mentioned days. The break is meant ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. In a post in its Facebook page on September 16, 2025, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) reiterated that the amount of cumulative expenditure ...

By Anthony A. Araos Ifugao’s pursuit of a well-attuned program to promote the people’s health also comes at a time when poor folks at the capital town of Lagawe are ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas It has been some time now since the start of our semester. Exams are again at our doorstep. Assignments are never-ending and the stress-level of ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Museums have always fascinated me since my high school days in Quezon city. That is to see say that am also interested in libraries and ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. Six years after the results of the 2018 National Achievement Test (NAT) was internally disseminated, the Department of Education (DepEd) finally made the data publicly available ...

By Anthony A. Araos My esteemed friend Jose Camhit of Banaue, Ifugao certainly knows his priorities. He pointed out in many conversations about prioritizing time to seek relief for a ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD A lot of people like me are following the Congressional hearings, especially in the Senate, where corruption related to infrastructure is the fodder. The proceedings ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. On page 104 of its EDCOM II Year Two Report, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) cited that EDCOM I, its predecessor which was ...

By Anthony A. Araos A conduct of a feeding activity by the Barangay Council of Haliap (in Asipulo, Ifugao) was confirmed recently by Punong Barangay Laurence Putac, one of the ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD There is a new game in town. It is actually an old one but just leveled up, bigtime. It is called the Basura Game. Games ...

By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas When I got into college in 1972 it was the height of student activism. Rallies were everywhere. So I was so interested to join the ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas Last Sunday was the the first time I attended a rally. Though I was sick and my throat was hurting, I attended regardless. And in ...

By Estanislao Albano, Jr. One of the perverse excuses public elementary school teachers and principals offer when confronted with their practice of passing non-readers is the absence of a separate ...

By Anhtony A. Araos Let there be no misunderstanding at all. I’m not suggesting that the implications of the corruption at the DPWH are negligible and isolated as viewed by ...

By Jan Vicente B. Pekas September 21 has been chosen to be the day to march and protest against corruption. Different groups around this country will march out and different ...

By Danilo P. Padua, PhD Several times from June up to this month of September, parts of La Trinidad especially the Swamp area, Buyagan and Km 3 and 4 were ...