Image credits: Jimbo Albano
Editorial Cartoon January 27, 2023
Image credits: Jimbo Albano
For the longest time, Federation of Philippine Industries Chairman Dr. Jesus L. Arranza has been fighting smuggling and other illicit trade that threaten local industries. Recently, he sent a letter to President Marcos expressing grave concern over the alleged illegal use of imported palm olein, which threatens the country’s coconut industry.
One of the supreme responsibilities of educators is shaping young minds, and part of that responsibility is setting the tone for our students to make them feel safe and comfortable inside and even outside the classroom.
A dear close friend passed on this week. We knew each other from elementary. He is best remembered as kind and sensitive, intelligent as well. Unlike most of us, who experienced the gross declaration of martial rule and lost bits of our dreams and ambitions under the dictatorship, he left the country quietly for the United States a few months after our high school graduation. We would learn later on that even in high school, the plan was already final for him to be in the Midwest.