By Alex P. Vidal “If we can provide even a few months of early warning for just one pandemic, the benefits will outweigh all the time and energy we’re devoting. Imagine preventing health crises, not just responding to them.” —Nathan Wolfe AFTER two weeks of isolation (I religiously followed the “stay at home” guidelines ordered
March 27, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’” – SIGMUND FREUD The research made for over 20 years by Evelyn Reed (1905-1979) on Woman’s Evolution,
March 26, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “One of the primary purposes of civilization – and certainly its primary strength – is the guarantee that family life can flourish in unity, peace, and order.” —Robert Kennedy BY being always available and visible in the public, Iloilo officials led by Iloilo Governor Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. and Iloilo City
March 21, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Where human lives are concerned, time is always short, yet the world has witnessed the vast resources that governments can draw upon to rescue financial institutions deemed ‘too big to fail.’”—Pope Benedict XVI MARJORIE Carnaje described as “tears of joy” her emotional reaction to the announcement Wednesday morning (March 18) made
March 20, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “New York is definitely ready for the word of God.”—Billy Graham BASED on what I witnessed yesterday (March 17) when I took a quick trip to the grocery store for my food supply (good for one week), I can say that “the city that never sleeps” is finally about to start
March 19, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.” – Isaac Asimov SELDOM can we hear Jane Javellana, President Duterte’s presidential consultant for Western Visayas, talk in the media, but when she does she
March 18, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Unity is strength when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek WESTERN Visayas lost another eminent pillar of journalism in the person of the maverick Sanny Rico, who succumbed to multiple stroke on March 13 in Iloilo City, according to his nephew, former PHHC 22
March 17, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “War does not determine who is right–only who is left.” – BERTRAND RUSSELL WHILE the world is agog over the coronavirus or COVID-19 and the media is full of sad and depressing stories about the mayhem caused by the pandemic, let me share an impressive poem written by Wilfred Owen, the
March 16, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Panic is highly contagious, especially in situations when nothing is known and everything is in flux.” — Stephen King DESPITE the coronavirus or COVID-19 scare, most Filipinos in New York City have refused to wear a mask; or some of them don’t believe that covering the face with a mask will
March 13, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.”—John C. Maxwell BEFORE he received an award for his role in “Tinubdan”, an independent drama film directed by Ricky Dumapit in the International Film Festival Manhattan on October 19, 2019, I met
March 12, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “A virus can change the fate of the world; power has nothing to do with being tiny or giant! Power is something related to the power hidden within you!”― Mehmet Murat ildan THIS is no longer a joke. We have been talking only of the financial losses in the business and
March 11, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” — Harriet Tubman IT started as a ragtag group of young men who didn’t care about their lives. When Justice Ramon B.
March 10, 2020