Crossroads by J.A. Dela Cruz
Not another total lockdown
"Lockdowns should be a measure of last resort, not the go-to response." There is something disconcerting about all this...
Mind product quality, not our adobo
"Secretary Lopez should concentrate on these concerns instead." Instead of spending precious time and resources in setting a “baseline”...
Greed plus vaccine inequality
"Doublespeak can only fuel more public anger." Sometime back, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas was quoted as having said...
Public subsidies, not greed, produced the vaccine
"Greed and capitalism only come in to harvest the fruits -- and how!" British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has...
The World Bank apologizes
"Inadvertence? An oversight? No, sir. " It is just as well that the World Bank, the Washington D.C. based...
Breakthroughs
"Some good news, for a change" Here is some good news in the global fight against the deadly COVID-19...
Celebrating 100 years
"The Communist Party of China is ready to face its future." Last July 2, the Communist Party of China...
America celebrates Fourth of July
"Americans commemorate their deliverance from bondage in all its forms after years of struggle and sacrifice." Traditionally, every July...
Duterte on public utilities
" We hope these reforms are undertaken with deliberate speed. " We all know the Duterte administration’s singular focus against...
Indian Bar Association sues WHO
"The chief scientist discredited ivermectin in a series of social media posts." The struggle to have ivermectin, considered one...
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