No one should be under the illusion that any impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo R. Duterte will by itself remove him from office. But it might help. Someone or some organization may be willing to face the firestorm of hate that the regime’s online trolls and mercenaries in print and broadcast will certainly unleash when…
In the Philippines, used as we are to tropical heat such as the long dry spell of recent weeks, global warming doesn’t seem to be the huge problem that it is in other countries where wild fires and extreme temperatures kill hundreds of vulnerable people. But even as we count ourselves lucky in this regard,…
“The docking of the USS Montgomery dwarfs China’s trawl ships in the South China Sea, literally and politically. While Chinese ships plunder and roam the Philippine seas, US warships carrying guns, missiles, fighter jets, hundreds of soldiers and nuclear arms, dock directly on Philippine civilian ports and airports, unload and store war materiél on US-controlled facilities, and offloads foreign troops who enjoy protection under the US-RP Visiting Forces Agreement.”
Katatapos lang ng Hunyo at magsimula na ang klase at ang pagharap ng ilang mga kababayan sa maraming mga usapin sa edukasyon. Muli na namang tampok ang usapin ng wika sa pagtuturo sa paaralan, isang usapin na tila kasintagal na ng mahabang kasaysayan ng pagtuturo at kontrobersya sa wika sa kapuluan.
Ni JHIO JAN A. NAVARRO Siyam, isa, labing-apat, higit pa sa Sagay, Kabankalan, Sta. Catalina Guihulngan, Canlaon at kung saan pa nilingkis, kinalos ni Sauron sa bungkalan, tubuhan, tahanan sa harap ng asawa, anak, magulang– tinadtad ng bala sa ulo, sa mata, sa ari, sa bunganga sinilaban, nilapnos, pinabay-an sa langaw, sa uod ng lupang…
The State shall protect the nation’s marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial sea and exclusive economic zone, and reserve its use and enjoyment exclusively to Filipino citizens.” That’s how direct and clear the mandate on the government is under Section 2 of Article XII (National Economy and Patrimony) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It…
“Socialism with Chinese characteristics” is how the rulers of China describe their economic system. But most economists say it isn’t so much socialist as state capitalist. State capitalism is an economic system in which government bureaucrats control and regulate state-owned corporations. Some 85% of Chinese enterprises are state-owned. Although there are private companies, they are…
To my father, this is for you. Thank you so much for convincing me to go to UP. You have always been, and always will be my inspiration. I will continue your fight.
Ni ALLAN POPA Mula noong araw na hindi ka umuwi, hindi na pinatay ang ilaw sa labas ng inyong bahay. Nanatili itong nakasindi, tanglaw sa napipintong pagbalik. Maging sa mga gabing kinailangang isara ang bintana, nagkasya sila sa pagsilip sa makitid na bitak ng liwanag, patuloy kang tinanaw sa kurba kung saan ka lumilitaw sukbit…
(Kina Karen at She) Ni KISLAP ALITAPTAP Dis-oras ng gabi. Binulabog ng mga armadong Nagpapanggap na vigilante ang iyong pagtulog. Humambalos sa iyong Dibdib ang puwitan ng M16. Hinalughog Nila ang iyong dampa. Ika’y pinosasan, piniringan at pinagbubulyawan. “ Tang-ina mo, Asan na yung mga kasama mong NPA?!” Hindi ka nakasagot sa ibinatong katanungan, naramdaman…
Sa panahon ni Recto hanggang ngayon, makabuluhan pa ring tingnan kung paano natin igigiit ang ating kalayaan, at kung paano natin makakamit ang tamang paggalang at pantay na pagtingin sa atin ng ibang bayan.