The crucial role of humility in our life
“THE greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Mt 23,11-12).
Words of Christ, addressed to his disciples and now to us, that...
‘Yolanda’ memories and hopes
At 47, Elena Abayan, felt there was no more chance to get a share and enjoy a bit of life’s little comforts. She works all day responding to neighbors’ calls for errands, from cooking...
Increasing anew
Like any other developing nation heavily reliant on imported oil, our country is constantly affected by fluctuations in global oil prices. The recent surge in oil prices has become a pressing concern for the...
PASAR: A heaven-sent establishment to Leyte
By: Alvin Gz. Arpon
The Philippine Associated Smelting and Refinery Corporation (PASAR) hadbeen in Isabel, Leyte for about 30 years ago when this was established and the facilities constructed in 1983.
Worthy of note is this...
Needing a balanced approach
The resurgence of drug proliferation in the Philippines, alleged to be happening at present, is a troubling development that casts a shadow over the gains made during the previous regime. Under the iron-fisted rule...
On feeding program budget
The move of the Senate to increase the Department of Education (DepEd) budget for school feeding from P3.97-billion to P7.58-billion is commendable enough but it could have ill-effects and disadvantages if the program implementation...