Posts published in May 2015

Benefits of barangay officials

by Atty. Jay I. Dejaresco The local government code mandates certain benefits for barangay officials. One of the  main benefits…

CAKES AND BULLIES

by Juan L. Mercado “Let them eat cake”. That’s attributed to — No. Not Vice President Jejomar Binay and his family’s…

WHEN OLD AGE AND ILLNESS COME

by Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have to be ready for these eventualities. We grow old, have limitations and weaknesses. We commit…

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS

by Jose “Pepe” Abueva Good news, personal. Brother, Napoleon “Billy” Abueva, survived his recent strokes that I reported here. He…

THE LIBERATION OF COCONUT FARMERS

“BENIGN NEGLECT”  best describes what the Philippine government has inflicted upon  the impoverished coconut farmers  from the Marcos era  to today.  One…

Need for fast budget release

FREQUENT VISITS TO Bohol by Sec. Butch Abad of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has proven just how…

Boholanos favor manual election

Majority of the Boholanos favor next year’s elections to go back to manual canvassing of votes. This surfaced as registration…

SCHOOL DAYS SOON

The massive cleaning of classrooms, particularly among public schools, is all indicative that summer is about to end and classes…

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