Editorial

HEAVY rains or floods were never an issue during typhoons, at least two decades or so ago. Eastern Samareños feared more the strong winds such as those of typhoon Undang in November 1984, that uprooted […]

BELIEVE it or not, the global persecution of Christians today is at historic peak. But this does not hit the headlines. And there is not much talk about this despite the ubiquity and speed of […]

ONCE the online trolls are ignored aside together with the “ad nauseam” churning of repetitive brouhaha from professional manufacturers of fake news, some sense are slowly popping up. Observably, it was the killing of Kian […]

IT is very consoling when, for a change, we hear local news like, “Duterte seeks congress nod for 50M fund for Dolores port”. Or this, “CAAP allocates fund for Borongan Airport”. Suddenly, a ray of […]

AT his second State of the Nation Address on July 24, President Rodrigo Duterte demanded from the U.S. government the return of the Balangiga bells. “That’s why I say today—give us back those Balangiga bells. […]

POPE Francis has instituted the World Day of the Poor. In his message for the first World Day of the Poor that will be observed on November 19 this year, he says, “To the World […]