Governance

Sense or Sans – Divine revelation or hallucination?

by Edcer EscuderoA Bolivian national hijacked last week an Aeromexican passenger jet after it took off from a tourist resort in Cancun on its...

Skin-deep understanding of Mindanao problem cited

National politicians, including presidential wannabes, have a superficial understanding of the Mindanao peace and development problem.This was the lament of the Alternate Forum for...

THE PRESIDENTIABLES: Kapatiran presidentiable not giving way to Noynoy

The standard bearer of the Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP) will not withdraw from the 2010 presidential race. This was bared by Olongapo City Councilor...

Public should not pay tax on text – Nograles

Speaker Prospero C. Nograles has assured that any move to raise revenues to support the national government’s development programs should not add to the...

City’s agri dev’t plan pushed

The Agriculture Development Board of Davao City, Inc. is pushing for the formulation of a plan to delineate potential food crops and industrial crops...

Noynoy wary of inheriting problems of national gov’t

Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has more reasons to become hesitant about running for president, and losing the election is the least of his...

Masa not feeling effects of cheaper medicine law

Sixty-nine year old Juan Daco has been taking in maintenance medication for his hypertension for almost nine years now. One of the drugs prescribed...

Teodoro’s wife rallies vs child pornography

In what could be the strongest warning to child pornographers, pedophiles, cyber-sex den and unscrupulous internet café operators, the House of Representatives unanimously approved...

THE PRESIDENTIABLES: Chiz proposes for new, untried approach for peace in Mindanao

Opposition Sen. Chiz Escudero said in Davao City last week that all-out consultations, not all-out war, is the only way to achieve lasting peace...

Duque vows to look into militant, biased researchers in DOH studies

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III promised to look into complaints by certain quarters that Department of Health-funded studies involved some researchers whose probity and...