(Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline de Guia, on the 34th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution)   The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins the country in commemorating the 34th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. This episode in our history was a shining moment for the Filipino people. It showed the… Read More ‘Democracy Nurtures Rights and Freedoms’

HARD & FAST By Roly E. Eclevia HOW would you feel if doctors refused to prescribe antibiotics? Outraged. Naturally. Ah, but that is perfectly analogous to lawyers and judges denying the accused his right to due process, the legal policy—if you can call it that—under the present dispensation. The rights enshrined in the Constitution are… Read More Of demons and dragons

AS we celebrate on this fourth Monday of August the National Heroes’ Day to pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives for national freedom, let us ponder the fact that heroism falls not exclusively on the shoulders of great men. In the course of our short history as a nation, we have emulated the… Read More Editorial: A Need for Heroes

By TRISHA VELARMINO | psimonmyway.com (PART 2 OF 2 PARTS) IF we don’t have a vision for the different types of content that we do, it can send different signals to our audience. Some will be obsessed about being thin and might have eating disorders because “thin” is the definition of sexy. I always choose to… Read More ‘How to be you po’ gone wrong: Reassessing the kind of social media influencers that we are – PART 2

By TRISHA VELARMINO | psimonmyway.com (PART 1 OF 2 PARTS) I have witnessed a lot of Blogger A followers vs Blogger B followers face-offs that were truly entertaining and at the same time off. As a social media marketer, I find audience behavior a very amusing (and interesting) subject so I keep up with the business… Read More ‘How to be you po’ gone wrong: Reassessing the kind of social media influencers that we are

FROM Sta. Cruz in the north to Subic in the south, mining is once again becoming an issue in Zambales despite very official pronouncements that the provincial government will not allow this activity. In Sta. Cruz, the Concerned Citizens of Santa Cruz, Zambales (CCOS) recently petitioned the Court of Appeals (CA) for the issuance of… Read More Editorial: Back to normal?