Breastfeeding may be the single most important intervention that can save the lives both of mothers and infants. It can drastically reduce stunting, prevent child deaths and could be the most important investment that the government can make. But it is also a politically charged issue. Not only because males continue to ogle at women […]
Opinion
Candle Lights
In 2016, the Philippines became the first Asian country to license Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, even before it was prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly a million students, mostly from Metro Manila, took part in a school-based vaccination campaign conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) in collaboration with the Department of […]
Revolutionary Government?
What is there to be afraid of RevGov? “I’d go to RevGov only if the ship of state is about to sink…maybe I’d be forced. That is a very extreme measure,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. Putting up a revolutionary government at this time was like looking for a headache, he added. Malacanang, on Monday, […]
Pablo, Five Years After
Karla, 8 years old and resident of Barangay Andap, Compostela Valley recalls the early dawn of December 4 when their family and neighbours have to run away from rushing waters and rocks. “Gigukod gyud mi sa tubig ug bato pero nisalig mi nga tabangan sa Ginoo mao nga niabot mi diri,” she said. “Gunit-gunit gyud mi […]
Public shaming
I was reading on my news feed when I came across the statement of health activists against the PDEA agents who announced in a press conference, that one of their apprehended suspect was HIV positive. On Tuesday this week, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested 11 males in a drug related raid in Taguig. […]
Women Represent
I was buying from a neighborhood store when Davina Bennett, Jamaica’s representative to the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant caught my attention. “Sexual abuse is a form abuse and no form of abuse should be tolerated whether in workplace or in society,” she said. As everyone seemed to be glued on their sit to watch the […]
Cardinal Tagle’s statement on drug-related killings
A letter from His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will be read in all masses (August 20) after communion. Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Archdiocese of Manila, On August 12-17, 2017, I participated in the meeting of Caritas Latin America held in El Salvador, a country where many people had been killed in […]
Taguiwalo out but not down
Many people felt betrayed when the powerful Committee on Appointments rejected the bid of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo to get the confirmation. By her credentials and work experiences, Taguiwalo is more than qualified to sit in the social services department but majority of the committee members believed otherwise, as reasons over rejection […]
IBP on the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.
Statement of the IBP National Board of Officers on the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao. The Constitution, under Article VII, Section 18, is very clear on the authority of the President to declare martial law, the extent of the authority, and the remedies and safeguards against the abuse of that authority. In view of […]
Tagum City statement on Martial Law Declaration in Mindanao
Official Statement of the City Government of Tagum on the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao The City Government of Tagum, along with the Tagum for Peace Movement and Hugpong Tagumenyos, condemn in strongest terms possible the assault by lawless elements in the Islamic City of Marawi. The peace-loving people of Marawi certainly does […]
Of Martial Law Declaration in Mindanao
STATEMENT OF THE DAVAO CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, INC. (DCCCII) RE. THE MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION IN MINDANAO: Initially, this may lead to short-term setbacks as investors may be wary of the implications of a state of martial law but as a community, this should be looked upon as a short-term sacrifice that will ensure […]
Philippines? Duterte? Your President is doing good, war on drugs!
DAVAO CITY– I just came home from a 10-day tourism program sponsored by the provincial government of Xinjiang China. China was the fourth country I visited in five months. In every foreign trip I had, I came home with a happy heart and with a deep sense of pride- I am a Filipino, the President […]
Will Duterte take the UP honorary doctorate degree?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP) has offered President Rodrigo Duterte with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. But will Duterte take the offer? In the past Duterte never accepted any accolade since he was mayor. The members of the university’s Board of Regents (BOR) Tuesday revealed and now less than […]