More than a feel-good rhetoric AS elected officials, our mayors and governors are mandated under the Local Government Code to report on their programs as well as propose policies and projects at least once a year to the public, through the corresponding municipal, city or provincial council whose members are…

Culture of corruption CORRUPTION has been at the forefront of news over the past several weeks, with the story of one ex-top military official’s plunder and controversial plea bargain case unfolding into a tale of institutional corruption at the highest levels of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Fear and trust WHO’S afraid of the police? Not the criminals, it seems. At the rate crime is being committed in the province — the unabated heinous drive-by shootings, rampant illegal drug-dealings, and prevalent thefts — it is easy to conclude that fear of the police is not a factor…

Preparing for the worst RAIN has been pouring heavily into the country, an unusual occurrence at this time of the year. The toll has been heavy with more than 60 deaths so far, at least 30 missing, and almost 1.9 million people affected in 25 provinces. Damages in infrastructure, agriculture…

Too many strikes THERE has been a lot of chatter from the provincial police leadership about its ‘two-strike’ policy, supposedly a means to curb the spate of killings in the province perpetrated by suspected guns-for-hire who have been boldly riding around on their motorbikes, shooting to death their targets, and…