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The DSWD says that a condition for the release of the second installment of SAP is the local government’s liquidation report on the first wave of the cash distribution.  In ordinary times, this audit rule should be followed strictly. But in the midst of the pandemic, it

Kung maaari po sana na anumang bagong alituntunin sa traffic, lalo na sa coding sa Metro Manila, ay maipahiwatig sa lengwaheng simple at madaling maintidihan.  Maiiwasan din ang pagkalito ng mga motorista kung ang isasapubliko ay ang mga

Even though the President has expressed his views on the issue, this should not stop education stakeholders from fine-tuning the ways which will allow our young to learn amidst the pandemic without making them sick.  Finding alternatives to face-to-face instruction is like

“Test, track and treat” are not the only concerns of workers. Travel and transport are, too. They can only get back to work if they can go to places of work safely without COVID hitching a ride. But the new normal in the pandemic world calls for public transport with reduced

The last thing we need in this season of death is an issue that rends our people apart when their attention and energy should be focused on fighting our common enemy.  At a time when more than 1.6 million of our countrymen have lost their jobs, we should not be putting an

Manong Sonny was a colleague in the House of Representatives during the 11th Congress. He crafted policies, defended these on the floor and interpellated in plenary with the skill of a seasoned parliamentarian and the undiminished passion of a patriot. He had the gift of gab and

Tama ang desisyon ng pamahalaan na i-repatriate ang mga kababayan nating nagtratrabaho sa barkong na-quarantine sa Japan.  If we have to charter a plane, then let us do it, if only to send a powerful signal to Filipino seafarers that when in distress, the

The decision of the government to allow Filipinos to return to their work in Hong Kong and Macau is a step in the right direction.  This will save the jobs of thousands of Filipinos who were vacationing in their home country when their government imposed a travel ban to those two

This is not the time to do a Pelosi and rip up the VFA. A VFA-exit could come later, in a manner that is not rushed, but planned and programmed, and not out of pique.  Certainly not this time when an intruder has built and continues to build what have become the bases of our

While others sought comfort in numbers, Nene drew strength from his convictions. He was a maverick who could not resist a good fight, many of which by his lonesome, for he believed that one man with courage was enough to make a majority. And he paid dearly for being true to his