Jimbo Albano cartoon

When do sports figures become heroes? The word “hero” is sometimes used far too freely nowadays. Many athletes have been called heroes, even if they make all sorts of fumbles in their personal lives, often failing to match the heroic feats they show in their respective sports.  

Before the pandemic, many Filipino families did not rule out a private school education for their children because of the cost. But as the pandemic raged on, many parents increasingly sought out public schools, unable to afford the price tag of private schools.

John Cena, an American actor and entertainment wrestler who stars in the latest Fast and the Furious sequel, was recently seen on social media delivering an apology that sounded quite contrite but was also rather rambling and vague.

The families of workers receiving fixed wages would not be surprised at all with the findings of a recent study, which showed Manila as the third most expensive city among six cities in Southeast Asia despite having the lowest average salary.

One doesn’t need to see the weather bureau’s records of average everyday temperatures to know that this summer is scorching.

Daily virus cases in Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal have reportedly been declining after they were placed under enhanced community quarantine from March 29 to April 11, and then under modified ECQ from April 12, which will last until May 14.

Are we the only ones who find it ironic that the Duterte administration would seek to cut red tape in government by adding another government office that seeks to cut red tape in government?

The late Brazilian Roman Catholic Archbishop Helder Camara, one of the most prominent liberation theologians of Latin America, who was also called the ‘Bishop of the slums’, once famously said:  “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.”

The authors of the Telecommuting Act in Congress, more popularly known as the Work-from-Home (WFH) law, probably never imagined that it would become the norm for many businesses the way it is now because of pandemic-induced lockdowns.

Beijing’s belligerence and bullying of the Philippines is made obvious even in the way it deals with our government officials.

People are dying in Myanmar during this pandemic and not from Covid-19 either.

An article in the New York Times last March 13, titled “Covid? What Covid? Taiwan Thrives as a Bubble of Normality”, is instructive of what life is like in a country that has so far been relatively successful in its battle against the Covid-19.

Our identity as a country and people goes beyond the words that are stamped on our passports. There are surely a lot of things that divide us, but many things can unite us as well.

Adapting to distance learning has posed tremendous challenges for schools, teachers, students and their families. This is true for all levels of education, as well as all socioeconomic levels.

The lockdowns that were imposed across the country starting March 2020 or one year ago to contain the Covid-19 pandemic completely disrupted the country’s economy.

A vigorous national defense cannot exist without strong, security alliances with other nations. It is nice to have the assurance that those foolish enough to threaten our country would be confronted not only by our own military but those of other nations who are our allies.

The economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic calls for urgent policy responses from the government to support households and businesses trying to stay afloat.