It’s been a week since heavy rains have pummeled Laguna province, Metro Manila and nearby provinces, and yet there’s one aspect of this awful deluge that no one seems to want to talk about.

The economic costs of flooding

True story: as I was walking along Pacita Avenue on my way home a few weeks ago, someone inside a passing vehicle suddenly opened their window and flung an empty plastic bottle of softdrinks just as I was passing by.

Road etiquette

"What we are seeing here is a case of mouth diarrhea and brain constipation."

Mouth diarrhea

"What the NCAP challenges is not just bad driving—it challenges the very narrative. It says no to the idea that personal convenience should always trump collective order. It says no to the myth that we get ahead by getting around the rules. Of course, many people don’t like it. Because in the short run, the law inconveniences them. Their commute is longer. Their singit is punished. Their individual gain is delayed.

NCAP cuts our propensity for ‘shortcuts’

Who can still remember the days when “Basaan” was a fun experience, not a hassle?

Basaan o bastusan?

One pledge of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA) is the revival of the iconic “Love Bus” and making it a free service for Metro Manila commuters.

Reviving the iconic Love Bus

I remember watching way back in 2016 this episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” about how local journalism in the United States faced increasing challenges due to declining revenue and readership, not to mention the rise of fake news and social media.

Local media is still vital

Why don’t we convert the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) right-of-way to bicycle lanes?

PNR bike lanes, anyone?

I couldn’t help but shake my head at the latest directive of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies to (once again) strictly enforce the “no siksikan” rule on public transport.

The root of ‘siksikan’ in public transport

By law, the barangay is the smallest unit of governance in the Philippines. But there's another subdivision (and I'm going to talk of the literal word here) of local governance that is often overlooked: homeowners' associations (HOAs).

Accountability should start in HOAs

The (Un)Common Sense column by OpinYon News columnist, James Veloso.

(Un)Common Sense

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