“As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another – until you’ve got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed. — Mark McKinnon WE’RE not mathematicians, but did the Philippines really get a fair deal when President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. “agreed” with
July 24, 2025
“Give me your answer, fill in a form, Mine forevermore. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I’m sixty-four?” —The Beatles NOW that they have given him reason to continue chasing for that elusive WBC belt with a 115-113, 114-114, 114-114 majority draw after 12 rounds against champion
July 21, 2025
“I prefer to be alive, so I’m cautious about taking risks.” – Werner Herzog DO we really need another world boxing crown? Why not if it will catapult the Philippines back to limelight? But do we need to sacrifice a national crown for that additional world crown? Of course not. Manny Pacquiao
July 18, 2025
“Like air pollution, flood risk is a threat that government should be protecting us against.” – Barry Gardiner I GREW up in a city in the Philippines where flash floods were a normal event. Every now and then, Ilonggos grappled with flash floods during heavy downpours with or without typhoons. But not
July 17, 2025
“The feat of surviving is directly related to the capacity of the survivor.” —Claire Cameron WE remember during the 1986 presidential snap elections in the Philippines, then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) ran a blitzkrieg in the mass media that the Filipinos would end up as the next “boat
July 16, 2025
“Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost.” – Martina Navratilova UNLIKE in the 2025 French Open last month when the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner lasted five hours and 29 minutes, making it the longest final in French Open history, Sunday’s 2025 Wimbledon gentlemen’s
July 15, 2025
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson WE can’t compare Iloilo third district Rep. Lorenz Defensor with Senator Miguel Zubiri when it comes to substance and credibility. Defensor, a lawyer and member of the prosecution
July 12, 2025
“The cock does not just crow! It crows for a reason. Do not just concentrate on the cock crowing and mind the reason why it crows” —Author Unknown SOMETIME in February 1991, two cockfight enthusiasts (sabungeros in Tagalog or manog bulang in Hiligaynon) were murdered at past 8 o‘clock in the evening
July 10, 2025
“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.” – Swami Vivekananda WE don’t want a repeat of what we saw 13 years ago when our sports hero, Manny Pacquiao, kissed the canvas and nearly lost his life after collecting a $26-million purse in that WBO tragedy. On July 19, 2025,
July 7, 2025
“Public safety and emergency preparedness is essential.” – Cindy Hyde-Smith ANTIQUE Governor Paolo Javier did not immediately conclude in his letter to Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Annabelle Yumang dated July 2, 2025 that inhalation of chemical was what caused the hospitalization of more than 100 students in Sibalom, Antique
July 4, 2025
“My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.” – Sandra Day O’Connor IF luck would have it, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. might appoint acting Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Sharon Serag Garin of Iloilo as
July 3, 2025
“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.” ― Veronica Roth, Divergent SOME elected officials who wept as they bade goodbye to their offices became emotional not because they would no longer be part of the incoming administration that blasted off on June 30, 2025.
July 2, 2025