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HAVE you observed that the traffic and mobility situation these days is worse than before the pandemic? The car-centric approaches that we have applied to alleviate our transportation problems have not worked. Building more roads and bridges for private motor vehicles provides only temporary relief. Because of the phenomenon of induced demand, more roads for cars only attracts further motor vehicle use. Before long, the influx of more vehicles results in worse traffic and pollution. Instead, the...

President Duterte has always put the interest of the Filipino people foremost in his governance. He would always stress that he was the people’s servant. Perhaps it is that humility, despite being the most powerful man in the country, that has truly endeared him to the Filipino people. He is also

Correctional Institution for Women Twenty-six more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. Those released from Jan. 14 to 28 had either been acquitted of their criminal charges, served their prison terms, or granted

NIGHT OWL At one point in its history, the Philippines was the second richest country in Asia. We were only a little behind Japan and way ahead of China. I do not have a recollection of such time as it was long before I was born, but I hope to see in my lifetime the Philippines reclaim or even s

NBP Twenty-one more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released from the minimum-security compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said that among those released last Jan. 8 had completed their jail terms while othe

As the lead agency in the implementation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s flagship project, the Build, Build, Build Program, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has undertaken and supervised the construction, maintenance, improvement, and widening of a total of 29,264 kilometers of roads since July 2016.               Last June,…

NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and China formally started in 1975, but the partnership between the two countries dates several centuries back with trade and cultural exchanges flourishing between their peoples. Since the ancient times, Chinese citizens ha

OF TREES AND FOREST (Part 1 of 2) When my son, Mark, accepted the offer of then newly-elected President Rodrigo Duterte to be part of his Cabinet, some people expressed doubts. Social media was abound with malicious and baseless accusations. When Mark resigned as Secretary of Department of Publi

Published July 18, 2021, 11:37 AM NBP The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City released last July 15 two more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Corrections’ (BuCor) jail decongestion program. In a statement, BuCor said one of those released had been granted parole while the other one had served his prison term. It said those released underwent rapid antigen tests on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were given financial assistance for travel expenses. “BuCor...

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that all system go for the June 12 opening to vehicular traffic of Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge