Super typhoon Tino has left the Philippines but in its wake leveled large areas in Eastern and Central Visayas, Palawan, Mindanao and other islands.

The EDCA promise on disaster relief

Editor's note: All of these comments are from OpinYon Laguna's post on November 5, 2025, showing the dismal state of the Landayan Elementary School in San Pedro City, that remains flooded months after monsoon rains hit the province. Some of these comments have been edited.

Residents of Landayan cry for relief

In the course of the current initiatives to combat corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Regional Development Council has been mentioned several times. Sec. Vince Hizon and some senators cited the RDC as important in the fight to help determine the  culprits in the already acknowledged corruption in infrastructure projects. 

The RDC cannot fight corruption

Even though Laguna province wasn’t as badly hit by supertyphoon “Uwan” as did other provinces in the Philippines, the storm was strong enough to strike worry and fear among us.

Never ever ‘downplay’ disasters

Kylie Padilla cool about AJ Raval having three children with Aljur Abrenica

I’m not here to preach a sermon, but I’m not shy about calling out the mess we keep making with our choices. The biblical scene - Pilate offering a release to the crowd between Jesus and Barabbas - has hung around in my head for years. It’s not just a historical curiosity. It’s a mirror. A brutal, undeniable mirror of how we vote, how we pick leaders, and how often we repeat the same damn mistakes because they feel familiar, or because we’re too scared to demand better.

The Mirror You Refuse to Face: Politics and Personal Responsibility

When people do certain things to solve a problem, this question always remains: what are their objectives? There are many ways to classify these objectives to understand why they are being pursued.

The Opening Gambit

Take it from Dindo Balares, an entertainment writer, who himself has gone back to Bicol to tend to his farm at the same time works at home or WFH (Work from Home) all his movie journalism deadlines--news online or print medium.

Kris Aquino now a 'provinciana'

Perhaps it’s nothing new to many people, but yes—there is already a legal basis to organize water cooperatives in the Philippines, just like electric cooperatives. The difference, however, is that while electric coops are under the wing of the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), water coops stand on their own, supervised only by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). And to be precise, CDA’s role is not supervisory but regulatory.

Why not organize water cooperatives?

Sa panahon ngayon, tila wala nang imposible sa teknolohiya. Mula sa mga simpleng filter ng mukha hanggang sa mga tinig na ginagaya ng artificial intelligence (AI), nagbago na ang paraan ng ating pakikipagkomunikasyon. Ngunit sa likod ng kagila-gilalas na inobasyong ito, may isang lumalaking panganib....ang AI video dilemma o ang krisis sa pagitan ng katotohanan at ilusyon.

AI Video Dilemma: Katotohanan o Kasinungalingang Walang Hanggan?

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