The seesaw for survival
by Rene Ezpeleta BartoloPart IIHow about the rise in crime and environmental degradation? Said Archbishiop Cruz: “Rising crime is more likely the result of...
NGOs in drive vs aerial spraying not accredited
Non-government organizations involved in the campaign against aerial spraying in the banana plantations and may be getting foreign funding in the process are reportedly...
Villar’s anchor’s campaign on anti-poverty platform
The saying “It takes one to know one” can very well apply to the anti-poverty campaign of Nacionalista Party president Senator Manny Villar whose...
Rewards program for informants of political killings being pushed
A House member is proposing a cash reward of as much as P500,000 to P10,000,000 to persons who can give useful information on perpetrators...
NP to raise ‘rainbow army’ of 1-M volunteers for polls
The Nacionalista Party is raising a “rainbow army” of at least one million volunteers to defend the sanctity of the ballot and ensure clean...
DTI ready to sue cement producers
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) could take the cement industry players to court for profiteering as prices of cement have reached as...
The seesaw for survival
by Rene Espelata Bartolo Part I On Friday, the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo, initiated a march-rally to “denounce” the Reproductive Health and...
Huge budget deficits seen
The national government is set to post record budget deficits in 2009 and 2010 with revenues dampened by the slow global economic recovery and...
$6M grant eyed to improve governance in agri projects
Delivery of agricultural services will be given a boost when the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) pours in six million US dollars for...
A little less of everything
PART IIAt 32, Kaloy has six children – a boy and five girls. Two of his children are in school this year; he rotates...