Blue Ribbon Committee can be the truth commission

The truth has a way of coming out, especially where the anomalies of the past administration is concerned.

It looks like now that the Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee may possibly play the role of the Truth Commission of the Aquino administration. The country now has a chance to dig deeper and know more about the indiscretions of the past administration should Rebusa pushes through with the statements linking former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with the alleged anomalies within the military.

Retired Lt. Col. George Rebusa is a credible witness. Nilalagay niya ang pamilya niya sa alanganin. Sakit lang ng ulo ang aabutin niya dito, pero nakonsiyensiya siya kaya niya ginagawa ito.

The Senate should provide Rebusa all the security he needs to protect him as a witness. It is the least we can do given the situation he is currently in.

Congratulations to Lea Salonga on appointment as Goodwill Ambassador of UN Food and Agriculture Organization

We congratulate Ms. Lea Salonga for having been named Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, alongside Italian actor Raoul Bova, Canadian singer Celine Dion, and American actress Susan Sarandon. Her status will certainly bring much-needed attention to food and agriculture issues, and we hope this paves the way for more discussion and dialogue on the issues that affect majority, if not all, of our people.

As Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, we enjoin all sectors of society to forge stronger partnerships to ensure food security and the opening up of more opportunities for our agricultural workers. We cannot hide the fact that the Philippines is an agricultural country, so we need policies that would address the lack of investments in agriculture, productivity, food security, income and livelihood in this sector.