Opinion

BOTH the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) issued warnings to the public this week over the likelihood that many parts of the country will experience increasing heat waves in the coming months as a consequence of the El Niño climate phenomenon. …

THE chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has said the revised K to 10 curriculum, otherwise known as the Matatag curriculum, would help improve functional literacy in the Philippines. Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo said recalibrating the basic education curriculum by reducing the number of competencies …

THE presence of a dilapidated Philippine vessel, BRP Sierra Madre, on Ayungin Shoal should not threaten anyone, especially a superpower like China. People should remember that the ship was intentionally grounded there in 1999 in response to the growing Chinese military presence in the South China Sea, including areas within …

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resource1s is reviewing the reclamation projects in the Manila Bay to assess their cumulative impact on the environment. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said a team would be formed to conduct the assessment. Experts will be called in to assist the team. The findings …

OTHER Western powers, particularly the United States, should follow the European Union's lead in bolstering economic partnerships with the Philippines rather than focusing largely on security cooperation. During her visit last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) will resume soon. …

WE support the efforts by the government and private groups to foster bilateral relations between the Philippines and China. China has been upset with the administration's moves to modernize security cooperation with the United States, including the renewal and expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). But as President …

LAST Monday, a rocket was launched at Cape Canaveral in Florida on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The rocket was also carrying two of the Philippines newest cube satellites, or CubeSats, that will eventually be deployed on an orbit 400 kilometers above the Earth. The CubeSats, Maya-5 …

EXACTLY a week ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the appointment of Dr. Teodoro Herbosa as the new head of the Department of Health (DoH), a position that had been left vacant for a year. Dr. Herbosa was the pandemic national task force adviser of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential …

THE just-concluded Philippine Book Festival (PBF), which ran from Friday to Sunday at the World Trade Center, proves that the local publishing industry has arrived. More than 50,000 people thronged the last day of the festival, which featured Filipino authors and creators, new titles, talks, workshops and live performances, all …

THE tourism sector is poised to stand as the third leg of the economy, which has been propped up by remittances from Filipino migrant workers and income generated by the business process outsourcing sector. This was the plan of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who earlier identified tourism as a so-called …