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MILF wants Bangsamoro bill passed by May
by Fil V. Elefante
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has expressed concern over the Bangsamoro Basic Law’s passage in Congress. This concern was acknowledged by President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech at an event in Sultan Kudarat last April 2.
“I am racing against...
Gov. Albert S. Garcia: One goal, one vision, one Bataan
by Fil V. Elefante
It’s been two decades since Governor Albert S. Garcia entered the challenging world of politics.
But the term politician is too broad a term to describe him.
During a one-on-one interview with the Philippines Graphic recently, the young governor views his role...
Free education and the road to progress
by Joel Pablo Salud
Raising a little over PhP50 billion for the Free Higher Education Law is no easy feat.
By the time the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931) was signed into law by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on Aug. 3, 2017,...
Political will to build
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has, for so long, been seen as a corrupt agency, one that is slow to act on the nation’s growing infrastructure needs. Over the last two decades, the refrain of remedies for this public perception...
Marawi: Key to Mindanao’s economic development
It was more than a meeting that sought to provide solutions to the lingering problems related to rebuilding Marawi City.
The Mindanao Investments Forum, which was held at the Marco Polo hotel in Ortigas Center was meant to brief investors, stakeholders and the general...
After the battle: Rebuilding Marawi
Five months of battle reduced most of the Islamic City of Marawi to rubble. The battle to roust Daesh-inspired bandits from the country’s only Muslim-majority city resulted in devastation from aerial bombing, artillery and the urban combat of door-to-door fighting.
From May 23, 2017...
