THERE is one common thread that runs through most of the news reports we read in our newspapers these days – the COVID-19 pandemic. This week­end, we read that: – President Duterte had signed the COVID vaccine law, providing a P500-million in­demnity fund as compensation for those who may suffer any ill effects of vaccination. […]

THE drug problem in the country was in the news again last week. This time, however, the news was not about so many killed in police raids or the huge amounts of drugs seized. It was about a “misencounter” between the men of two government agencies – the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Quezon […]

PRIME Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan has added a “Minister for Loneliness” to his cabinet in the wake of a rise in suicides for the first time in 11 years. “The number of suicides is on a rising trend. I hope you will identify problems and promote policy measures comprehensively,” the Prime Minister told his […]

EVERYONE is looking forward to the start of the vaccination program in the Philippines. Until it happens, President Du­terte said the further easing of restrictions in Metro Manila to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) will not take place despite the consensus of Metro Manila’s mayors that it is time for it. It had been hoped […]

widespread opposition to any move to amend the Constitution at this time when the country is mired in problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the House of Representatives planned to resume debates on the issue this week. The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments had earlier voted overwhelmingly – 64-3-3 – to adopt Resolution of Both […]