A question of legality and accountability   IT used to be that saying “I work for an NGO” would draw admiration, respect and a certain level of pity because everyone knew that it would have meant doing a job in a marginalized area with the marginalized sectors of society and…

Delicadeza in public service   IT’S a matter of delicadeza — an old Filipino convention that remains true in the general culture but has long been lost in evidence for the most part of Philippine politics. And that makes it all the more admirable when demonstrated by those in public…

Aiming for accountability   AS the investigations against corruption evolves at the national level, driven by widespread public fury over the P10-billion pork barrel controversy, the town of Binmaley has taken its own small battle a step further by putting on preventive suspension two top-ranking municipal employees – the municipal…

Bigger disaster   THE province’s disaster preparedness and response system was once again put to the test last week with the torrential rains brought by Typhoon Maring, the second major storm in as many weeks. And it passed with flying colors based on how people were evacuated on time and…