By Alex P. Vidal “When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.”—Christopher Dodd RAPPLER and ABS-CBN aren’t alone. Apparently there is a downward spiral of freedom and the media not only in
February 13, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” —Robert Peel THE leadership of the Police Regional Office-6
February 12, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Better a thousand times careful than once dead.” – Proverb ANYTHING that concerns our health is a priority and should be taken seriously, thus the decision to postpone the Paraw Regatta Festival 2020 scheduled this month because of the coronavirus scare should be viewed as a good move on the part
February 11, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.” — Lao Tzu AS the death toll increases in China, we continue to worry like we are falling in line in
February 10, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “The news media are, for the most part, the bringers of bad news… and it’s not entirely the media’s fault, bad news gets higher ratings and sells more papers than good news.”—Peter McWilliams BOTH the local and national news in the Philippines were about the Wuhan coronavirus these past weeks, and
February 7, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.” – Ayn Rand VERA the wailing historian told me in Brooklyn yesterday (February 4) she was amazed by the ability of the Chinese people to build two hospitals in 10 days. It was reported that Chinese authorities were rushing to
February 6, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Whenever there is a catastrophe, some religious people inevitably ask, ‘Why didn’t God do something? Where was God when all those people died?’”—Tony Campolo THERE have only been two dominant and hottest topics at least in the Western Visayas region these past weeks: 1) seizures of illegal drugs and arrest of
February 5, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.” – Simon Sinek LET’S not be confused and misinformed. Some cases of death recorded in Philippine hospitals most recently were caused by human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. It’s the news in
February 4, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” – Confucius PEOPLE panic because news about the Wuhan coronavirus or 2019 n-COV was sometimes being exaggerated and blown out of proportions like there was an imminent
February 3, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits.” — Nick Rahall FOR the very first time in the festival’s history, a seaside restaurateur in Iloilo City has been given a huge (or is it only honorary?) task to
January 31, 2020
By Alex P. Vidal “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” – Barbara Bush PROBABLY the most powerful image the world has been seeing on television, newspaper, and Internet these past two days is the photo of the late father and daughter Kobe Bryant and Gianna. We are easily
January 29, 2020
“I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” — Winston Churchill SO many deaths and destructions have been recorded in the early part of the Year of the Rat both at the international and national levels. Political
January 28, 2020