The beauty of column writing sometimes comes unexpectedly, and this is one of those times. We are reprinting a letter we received from Mr. Red Abatayo, who says there’s a new form of warfare being waged in the IT sphere. Dear Lito, I think one of the main threats now…
Many of us have read about the recent Supreme Court ruling ordering Lazada to reinstate five of their “illegally dismissed” riders whom they hired in 2016 and dismissed in 2017. The complaint was previously dismissed by the Labor Arbiter, the NLRC, and the Court of Appeals. Six years after the…
MUSIC has always been a big part of our lives. We use music to communicate in countless ways. From the time when we are still in our mothers’ wombs, we are exposed to our mothers’ singing and lullabies to send us to sleep. At an early age, we are taught…
During the alumni homecoming festivities of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) last Saturday, the presence of President BBM lit a bulb of recollection from my end. Virtually a duplicate rendition of his father and namesake, former President Ferdinand E. Marcos in physical appearance and voice, it cannot be gainsaid that…
FOR 20 years, cotton farming stagnated in the Philippines, specifically in Pinili, Ilocos Norte. But a native Ilocano, Dr. Joven Cuanang, spearheaded in revitalizing the industry. With guidance from Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee Magdalena Gamayo, and vital support from the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority, the National Seed…