Shabu for kids RECENTLY, law enforcers have intercepted sachets of shabu in the possession of an arrested pusher with one curious difference: the substance was colored green to make it appear like a pandan-flavored candy. Last week, a 14-year old boy peddling shabu was arrested in a buy-bust operation by…

Why journalists are killed NO one argues with President-elect Rody Duterte’s perception that corruption in the ranks of journalists exists. Not even news media practitioners will deny it. However, citing it as a reality in journalism practice today is one thing but citing it as the reason for murdering journalists…

Deadly warning OUR communities must be warned. The sudden deaths of the five concert revelers at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City cannot and should not be taken lightly by our local officials and parents. The lure of being “in”, the peer pressure and having the bragging right to…

Winners’ campaign promises THE past election was like no other. The candidates took to the radio waves and the social media and staged mini rallies in every barangay to drown out each other’s campaign promises. Then there was the rampant and costly vote-buying like it was going out of style….

The hurt and the healing THE 2016 election was undoubtedly the most exciting election we can remember in decades that saw candidates and voters themselves physically, emotionally (and yes, financially) drained. Proof of it was the recorded biggest turnout of voters. And without a doubt, it was the political personalities…