daily By: Alex P. Vidal “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” – George S. Patton AS Ilonggos in Western Visayas mourned the deaths of hundreds of children in separate areas from the dengue outbreak in June and July, the first week
August 8, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “As per usual, trouble comes in several directions at once.” – Garth Nix, Lirael SOME of the victims of the “Black Saturday” (August 3) Guimaras and Iloilo strait tragedy that killed 31 passengers from two motorboats, had been reportedly warned by relatives and other “concerned” individuals not to take the boat
August 7, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “In all natural disasters through time, man needs to attach meaning to tragedy, no matter how random and inexplicable the event is.” – Nathaniel Philbrick IN a tragedy, it is easy to shrug off the pain and melancholy if we lost only the material things such as cash or expensive valuables,
August 6, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “Gambling can turn into a dangerous two-way street when you least expect it. Weird things happen suddenly, and your life can go all to pieces.” – Hunter S. Thompson NONE of our Ilonggo legislators were among the contenders for major posts when the administration lap puppies led by recently installed House
August 1, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “The world is like a reverse casino. In a casino, if you gamble long enough, you’re certainly going to lose. But in the real world, where the only thing you’re gambling is, say, your time or your embarrassment, then the more stuff you do, the more you give luck a chance
July 31, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” – Harriet Tubman SINCE it has affected so many cities and provinces in the Visayas, particularly in
July 27, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I’m not treating my opponent like my enemy. We’re doing a job to entertain people.” – Manny Pacquiao WE have no idea if the wishes of Iloilo Governor Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. that the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge project
July 24, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “In sport, you only see the fighter, but it’s teamwork. Without a good team, you will never be the best. In boxing, you have to work with the best coach, the best lawyer, the best manager, the best doctor. Exactly the same principle applies in politics.” – Vitali Klitschko SENATOR Emmanuel
July 23, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “We all think we’ve got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We’ll overstay our welcome.” – George Foreman AT five feet and seven inches, Keith “One Time” Thurman Jr. stands only an inch taller than Sen. Emmanuel
July 19, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics, he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.” – Immanuel Kant TRAINER and recently elected vice mayor of Polangui, Albay, Buboy Fernandez has confirmed that Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is eyeing the presidency
July 18, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching television by candlelight.”– George Gobel I WAS inside the Manhattan-bound Q train from Brooklyn at past 7 o’clock in the evening July 13 unaware that New York City’s worst power blackout since 1977 occurred in the midtown Manhattan and parts of the
July 17, 2019
By: Alex P. Vidal “Listening to your instincts, while being the easiest, can also be the hardest thing to do.” – Tena Desae THE biggest stumbling block in Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao’s presidential ambition is not Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for they both belong in Mindanao. It’s the “rock star”, Manila City mayor Francisco
July 15, 2019