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The other “Big One”

In case of soil movement inducing a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, can the Angat Dam survive this intact? Thus, Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan raised the issue of the possibility of an earthquake breaking Angat Dam. “Can you imagine 60 cubic meters of water per second cascading...

SC urged to settle issue of Bulacan water rights

Even as Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado stressed the importance of improving the structural integrity of the dams in Bulacan, he urged the Supreme Court to decide “one way or the other” on the pending matter of Bulacan’s water rights. On June 3, 2005, a decision...

DWIZ 882’s Karambola: Taking radio journalism one step further

A journalist’s most honored profession is not to express foremost, but to first listen. So, when I got word that I’m to interview veteran journalists Jojo Robles, Conrad Banal, and Jonathan dela Cruz of DWIZ 882’s Karambola, including its new member, the controversial online...

Gov’t scraps talks with CPP, Yule truce in jeopardy

(Sung to the tune of Nat King Cole’s Christmas Song) Peace talks roasting on an open fire Armed troops fighting at the front Yuletide quarrels shutting down the choir And troops dressed up for all-out war Everybody knows when the bullets start flying It’s time to quickly take flight Tiny...

President Duterte announces landmark outcomes of Philippines’ ASEAN Summit hosting

Manila successfully hosted the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related summits with President Rodrigo Duterte enumerating the landmark outcomes that benefit the Philippines. Among the highlights the President noted were the start of the talks for a Code of Conduct in...

Corporate citizenship for sustainable development

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is usually defined as something that presents a business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for all stakeholders. That said, CSR is also a concept with many definitions and practices—in the Philippines, it...

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Of Labor & Literature

It is a tale of conflict as old as societies and governments. In the age of antiquity, it was between master and slave. During...

Let’s Save San Nicolas (Manila)

The district of San Nicolas has great historical value. The interaction of Spanish andChinese influences that largely contributed to the Filipino identity took place...

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...

Samia Khatib: Channeling peace through sports in Lebanon & the world

The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) reported it as “the most powerful non-nuclear explosion of the 21st century.” It even had its own “mushroom cloud,”...