Editorial
Tougher sanctions on agri smugglers
Are the days of smugglers and hoarders of agricultural crops numbered? That’s a likely possibility with the recent move of...
Addressing agri sabotage
The ball is now in the halls of the Senate. This, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified as urgent the...
Beijing’s creeping invasion of WPS
Did you know that at anytime, there are between 300 and 400 vessels in the South China Sea, including in...
New deal for farmers
Will the lives of more than 610,000 farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s agrarian reform program improve significantly in the years ahead...
Protecting our marine environment
Alarming, to say the least, that fishing banks in the West Philippine Sea will “collapse” and greatly impact the country’s...
Beat them up
Something must be done. And done fast. People who monkey around the government’s Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) should have the...
Modernization of Navy and Coast Guard
The Department of National Defense is on the right track in prioritizing the modernization of our Navy and Coast Guard...
Changing threat scenario
The importance of jumping on alliances with like-minded countries has been properly articulated by Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. He...
P7.43 billion down the drain
Health experts do not necessarily make good budget or financial managers. That’s one takeaway from the recent Commission on Audit...
Strategic partnership with Australia
We can certainly do better, in terms of growing our economy, protecting national security, and enriching our cultural life, with...
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