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The vax on both your houses
Worse than any natural cataclysm is a disaster created by humans—take the horror that is the Denvaxia uproar.
As of the latest reports in the daily newspapers, more than 830,000 Filipinos have been inoculated with Sanofi Pasteur’s CYD-TDV—better known as Dengvaxia, a live-attenuated tetravalent...
Bayaw: The funny side of defiance
I can’t exactly pinpoint when and where I first met Rodolfo “Jun” Sabayton Jr. He’s such a familiar face to many Filipinos that the very sight of him muddles all barriers of time and geography.
I vividly recall having a couple of beers with...
Bangsamoro Basic Law: Round 2
It’s Round 2 in the grueling attempt to pass a new law to replace the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao.
The first attempt, which was encompassed in a proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, was made under the previous Aquino administration. It failed because of contentions...
The science and politics of Halal
In 2015, then Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez—in a talk with editors and reporters of the Philippines Graphic, BusinessMirror, View Magazine, Pilipino Mirror, TV9 and CNN Philippines—confirmed that the DoT is already training the Bangsamoro in all aspects of tourism.
The DOT training program for the Bangsamoro included the...
Bringing home the world
The Philippines has consistently been called one of the most beautiful places in the world. It has everything from world-class beaches good for swimming, sunbathing, and surfing set against the backdrop of stunning sunrises and sunsets. There are peaceful mountains that vary in...
Charter Change and Federalism: Two important questions
First of two parts
Two years ago, a forum was held to discuss the twin issues of federalism and amending the Constitution.
These issues are interrelated because the Constitution’s provision on the country’s form of government need to changed in order to allow the formation...
