When the Spaniards came to Buglas in April 1565, they saw dark-skinned natives and ironically cut them off from the act of naming one’s land after one’s labor. Buglas in Hiligaynon is precisely the act of cutting off. The Spanish conquerors, needy and exploitative as they were, re-named the land Negros to naturalize a violent…
By DEE AYROSO
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, created under the Bangsamoro Organic Law, was inaugurated in Cotabato City yesterday. In the morning, the Bangsa-moro Transition Authority, the region’s interim government until the election of the Bangsamoro Parliament in 2022, convened, adopted its rules and elected its officers. Supposedly, in the afternoon the BARMM was to…
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is expected to promote international understanding and defend Philippine sovereignty. It is also tasked with protecting Filipinos abroad. In its dealings with other countries, it is of course assumed that the DFA will enhance and defend Philippine interests through diplomatic means. But equally important is its affirmation in word…
By DEE AYROSO
Panata namin na wag magbitiw ng luha sa pagpanaw ni Anna Kapunan, huwarang maka-kalikasan, matapang na makabayan, at mapagmahal na ina, asawa, at kaibigan, dahil mahigpit na tagubilin niya sa amin na wag maging malungkot sa kanyang burol. Una naming nakilala si Anna sa isang piket sa harap ng DENR noong July 15, 2015. Kakatambak…
Totoo namang pribilehiyo ang magkaroon ng lisensiya sa pagmamaneho. Kailangang dumaan sa masusing eksaminasyon ang sinumang nagnanais na humawak ng manibela. Sa kanyang pagpapaandar ng sasakya, nakasalalay kasi hindi lang ang kanyang buhay kundi ang buhay na rin ng kanyang mga pasahero. Kaugnay nito, tama rin namang magkaroon ng ilang regulasyon sa mga sasakyan ng…
DEBATES between candidates for public office are among the means some media and civil society organizations are using to help voters decide who deserve their support. They’re especially useful in the Philippines, where those running for this or that post are often hardly distinguishable from each other in terms of platforms and programs, if at…
Back-to-back with the controversial withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC) that took effect on March 17, the following day President Duterte dismissed the government panel negotiating peace with the National Democratic Front and, the day after, even said it was a “permanent” termination. These moves by the president raise big questions…
By DEE AYROSO
KONTEKSTO Danilo Araña Arao Hindi na kailangang ipaliwanag kung bakit mahalaga ang tubig. Ginagamit ito sa paglilinis, pagluluto at paglalaba. Kung maliligo o magsesepilyo, may tubig pa ring makokonsumo. Kaya nga napakalaking abala kung mawawalan ng suplay nito, lalo na kung napakahabang oras na walang tubig at natapat pa sa oras ng almusal, tanghalian o…