That’s The Spirit

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:45:56 +0000

  WE, Filipinos, take pride in the close-knit family ties that has characterized us as a people. This specific Filipino character is highlighted by the premium we give to the value of respect to parents and grandparents. The laws on the welfare of senior citizens in our country are consistent with the earlier mentioned Filipino […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:45:56 +0000

  THE death of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cade Darwin Dormitorio and the viral Twitter post about a heavily beaten individual (allegedly a student of the University of the Philippines) and screenshots of a group chat allegedly among members of a UP fraternity are proofs that hazing, particularly in tertiary education institution-based fraternities, is still […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:15:43 +0000

  THE Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) now ap­pears to be the “new arrival” merchandise offered for sale at the Bureau of Corrections. The continuing investigation by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee exposed the fact that practically all prohibited items and acts in our prisons, particularly at the National Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City, are […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:30:39 +0000

  IF there is one good thing that came out from the issue of the aborted release of convicted former mayor of Calauan, Laguna – Antonio Sanchez – it is the exposure of the extent of systemic cor­ruption in the Bureau of Cor­rections. In the past, corruption in the Bureau of Corrections was in the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:00:29 +0000

  PROPOSALS on the adoption of a “no homework” policy for grade school and high school stu­dents in the country were recently introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The proponents of the measures cited the need for students to have more time for non-academic ac­tivities, including the need to spend quality […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:30:18 +0000

  PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte recently approved Republic Act No. 11360 or the Service Charge Law. The measure benefits the front-line or rank-and-file employees of service establishments such as hotels and restaurants. Prior to the enactment of this law, Article 96 of the Labor Code of the Philippines provides that eighty five percent (85%) of services […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:13:39 +0000

  THE decision of the Supreme Court to penalize concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water as well as the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for their violations of Republic Act No. 9275 or the Clean Water Act is a big triumph for Mother Earth. The violations stemmed from the failure of the parties to put […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:30:53 +0000

  THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is currently rationalizing the issuance of Police Clearance. The said document is among the usual requirements for job applications and other transactions our citizens have in both private and public organizations. The current rationalization efforts of the PNP aims to give Police Clearance the value that it should have, […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:35:15 +0000

    HOW effectively can our country deal with the current challenge on dengue fever? The Department of Health (DOH) has already issued a National Dengue Alert given the continuously rising number of dengue cases in most regions in the country. A dengue epidemic was already declared in four regions – Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:35:06 +0000

  THE new chief executive of the City of Manila, Mayor Isko Moreno started his term with a blast of actions that will become the standard measure of performance particularly for local government executives should he be able to sustain such actions and style of leadership. Mayor Isko was not the first to clear Divisoria […]