FOR the longest time, rivers are deemed essential as it helps prevent flooding. It is also for this reason that many local government units (LGU) are spending quite a significant chunk of its limited resources to keep their waterways free from any obstruction like sediments, solid waste and permanent structures.

Tale of two Rizal LGUs

WITH all certainty, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is one of the most important agencies in the government. Its wide scope makes it doubly crucial as DENR’s mandate is not limited to issuing closure orders on destructive businesses.

Yulo-Loyzaga is torn between mandate and family duty

WHEN we speak of the indigenous people, we are referring to the first settlers in our land. They are the people in actual possession of the land that they occupied even before the Torrens titling system came to be. It is for this reason that the lands they have occupied since time immemorial are at their disposal, use, and maintenance.

Bullying Dumagats

FOLLOWING reports tagging the National Capital Region (NCR) as the most congested place in the world in terms of vehicular traffic, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued a statement doubting the truthfulness of a traffic index report released by a global data firm.

Reactive, but not responsive

UNLIKE presidential chief legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile who got his P100,000 government incentive on his 100th birthday last February 14, lola Adelaida Cullano Rabi who became a certified centenarian on February 17 could only hope to receive what is due to her under existing laws before she bids farewell.


Treating Elders With Dignity

RA 9003: Good legislation, bad enforcement

THIRTY-SIX years. That’s how long some 1,000 farmers from the towns of Coron and Busuanga in Palawan have been fighting for their right to own the land they’re tilling for who knows how long.

Keeping CARP away from family hacienda 

WIKA ng pambansang bayaning si Gat Jose Rizal, kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan. Pero sa nangyayari sa kasalukuyan, tila malabong na yan lalo pa’t tila tinalikuran na ng pamahalaan ang pagtataguyod ng edukasyon sa hanay ng mga kabataan.

CHED MINUMULTO NG NAGLAHONG PONDO

HAILING from a family of landlords in the Southern Tagalog region, Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga is with all certainty one member of Cabinet who stands on a ground strong enough in view of her deep connection with the First Couple.

Real deal behind Yulo King Ranch

DESPITE the enactment of Republic Act 6657, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL), hacienderos managed to keep the government from implementing the land distribution to the farmers, particularly in the province of Palawan.

PROMDIARIES

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