By Sonny Angara The issue of our changing climate can be a matter of a few degrees — specifically, about 1.5 degrees Celsius. A report from the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that at only 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer across the world, about 14 percent of the global population will experience severe …
OPINION
The cross is necessary in our life
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to realize that we need the cross. Whether we like it or not, the cross will be unavoidable in our life due to our wounded human condition. We should, therefore, develop the proper attitude toward it, and that can only be the attitude Christ had toward the cross. The …
UN: 1 in 4 people worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water
A quarter of the world’s population, or 2.1 billion people, still lack access to safe drinking water, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) have warned in a new report released during World Water Week 2025. The joint study, Progress on Household Drinking Water and Sanitation 2000-2024: Special Focus on Inequalities, …
Losing the fight against corruption
By Ade S. Fajardo Before PBBM could lament corruption in his State of the Nation Address, there had already been reports of P142.7 billion in “bicam insertions” added in the late stages of the 2025 national budget process. The topmost beneficiary of the largess is Bulacan, home province of Senator Joel Villanueva, which is reportedly …
The summer that changed 50 lives
By Herman M. Lagon It’s not every day that you see your own students trade notebooks for filing cabinets, or pens for mop handles, with the same energy they bring to class recitations. Yet this summer, that’s exactly what I witnessed. Some of the young people I once saw nervously standing before a whiteboard became …
Humor wins women’s hearts
By Herman M. Lagon The conversation began casually over camote fries, coffee and ice cream at the Metrocentre Hotel Lounge in Tagbilaran, Bohol. We were waiting for our research partners from USLS Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance during the 2nd International Social Sciences and Humanities Conference when the talk with my five lady colleagues …
The danger of being trapped by our human laws
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We, of course, need laws. Otherwise, our world would be in chaos. But we have to learn the different kinds of laws and know the importance, coverage and effectiveness of these laws. Offhand, we can distinguish between divine law and human law, the natural law, which more or less governs the …
‘The Man Who Came Home’ — A student’s tribute to Ninoy Aquino
By Ignacio R. Bunye Coming home from a series of meetings in Makati last Wednesday, I was pleasantly surprised to watch a video of a 13-year-old student delivering a moving tribute to Ninoy Aquino on the eve of Ninoy’s martyrdom 42 years ago. Allow me to share with you Neo Fresnedi’s piece. *** Good morning, …
Colon check chronicles
By Herman M. Lagon The moment I stepped into Healthway (Qualimed) for my colonoscopy, I felt the usual mix of nerves, surrender and curiosity. It was not my first time — gastroenterologist Dr. Ramel Ramon Balbastro also handled my procedure back in 2020 at St. Paul’s Hospital — but every screening feels personal. In my …
Exciting jobs in oral care you didn’t know exist
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim Oral health care is more than just dentists and hygienists. It is a lot wider profession — from professionals who solve crimes to technicians who develop new dental materials. Indeed, “the world of dental science is full of opportunities,” the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom points out, …