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This is what living in fear is like: someone came to me yesterday, worried about becoming a casualty of Oplan Tokhang. He has three young children, he told me, and he needed help.

As a rule, an illegitimate child should use the surname of her mother only. But may she be allowed to use the surname of her father also? What is required before she may do so? These are the issues raised in this case of Editha.

I’m glad that Education Secretary Leonor Briones is looking at the strong possibility of raising the monthly salary of our public school teachers. I truly believe that teachers are part of the unsung heroes of our country, along with doctors, nurses, policemen, etc.

Last August or less than two months after President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, the Philippine Senate began a series of hearings to determine whether or not to grant emergency powers to President Duterte for solving the country’s traffic problem.

They are scrapping the three-year-old tourism promotion campaign that is just starting to catch the world’s attention. But it’s still more fun at the Tourism department since the new administration took over.