Red lines for the Global South at COP26
Save as PDF
Kalikasan PNE | Nov 2, 2021
POSTS FOR "Commentary"
ADVERTISEMENT
Balik-Tanaw | By the power of love, we command
Balik-Tanaw | By the power of love, we command
Let us command, not beg. Let us make love our collective political capital to stand up against the enormous political power that has been the cause of our struggles in life. Jesus’ command to love God and to love our neighbors is our primary source of strength and inspiration.
PH comics, COP26, and climate change cops
PH comics, COP26, and climate change cops
A take on the comic art anthology that tackles climate crisis.
Owlcademics hoot: Hands off our libraries
Owlcademics hoot: Hands off our libraries
Academicians oppose government's banning of books.
Analysis | Beyond fuel taxes, regulate and nationalize the oil industry
Analysis | Beyond fuel taxes, regulate and nationalize the oil industry
A 20-passenger jeepney usually has a full tank capacity of 60 liters, which means that the driver is spending ?1,107 ($21.83) more to fill up his tank. That is equivalent to about 29 kilos of rice - or two weeks’ worth of the regular consumption of a five- to six-member household.
Question Everything | War and resistance in Myanmar and the Philippines
Question Everything | War and resistance in Myanmar and the Philippines
Myanmar’s experience offers relevant lessons for those who are monitoring the pro-democracy movements in Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.
Balik-Tanaw | Remembering Fr. Pops Tentorio, PIME
Balik-Tanaw | Remembering Fr. Pops Tentorio, PIME
I am reminded of the life of Fr. “Pops” Tentorio, PIME, an Italian priest who spent 33 years of his life serving the indigenous people and poor peasants in Mindanao. For being good and true to the call of priesthood and servanthood, he was killed by elements believed to be members of a para-military group.
Analysis | Why are oil prices rising, and what we can we do about it?
Analysis | Why are oil prices rising, and what we can we do about it?
Overpriced gasoline and diesel, for instance, gave oil firms an estimated P38.47 billion (US$757.13 million) in additional income, of which P4.62 billion ($90.93 million) went to the government as value-added tax (VAT).
Balik-Tanaw | The way of Christ
Balik-Tanaw | The way of Christ
The goods of creation are destined for the whole human race. It is intended primarily to be shared and not to be accumulated.
BALIK-TANAW | Pakinggan Ninyo Ito
BALIK-TANAW | Pakinggan Ninyo Ito
“Ipagtanggol mo ang mga di makalaban, ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan. Ipahayag mo nang malinaw ang katotohanan at ang katuwiran, at igawad ang katarungan sa api at mahirap.” (Kawikaan 31:8-9)
Lab Notes | Dolomite sand controversy exposes the sorry state of Philippine environment
Lab Notes | Dolomite sand controversy exposes the sorry state of Philippine environment
Science, as a tool, is objective in itself. But when scientific findings do not support the views of those in power, will these findings be heard?
Lab Notes | Would granular lockdowns in Metro Manila work in the face of a Delta surge?
Lab Notes | Would granular lockdowns in Metro Manila work in the face of a Delta surge?
Assuming that the areas under granular lockdown are identified as potential sources of infection, what interventions are being done to ensure the risk of transmission is mitigated or even bring down infections? How are tracing and testing protocols being implemented? In the case of indoor establishments and workplaces, what engineering and administrative controls are in place? In the context of airborne transmission of COVID-19, disinfections are simply not enough.
Root Access | Pursuing digital justice in the Philippines
Root Access | Pursuing digital justice in the Philippines
Filipinos have the right to be properly informed of and have control over the collection, storage, processing, and transmission of their data. The government must prepare and equip the people with the knowledge, tools, and safeguards against possible ill effects of digitalization, automation, AI, and other social and technical changes.
Head scratchers: ’22 budget, apology for drug lord slay
Head scratchers: ’22 budget, apology for drug lord slay
Duterte said they were members of a drug ring operating not only in the Philippines but in the whole of Southeast Asia. He identified one of them as Youhua Xu, who he said is “one of the biggest shabu importers in the Philippines. He was a member of a transnational drug trafficking organization.”
BE A BULATLAT PATRON
A community of readers and supporters that help us sustain our operations through microdonations for as low as $1.