“The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.” — Dawn Fraser (Australian swimmer, 3-time winner at the Olympics) IF we ask, who is the greatest Filipino athlete of all time? As of August 3, 2024, the day gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo bagged
August 5, 2024
“To be an artist, you don’t have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It’s just a way of living. It has to do with paying attention, remembering, filtering what you see and answering back, participating in life.” — Viggo Mortensen ILOILO pride Art Geroche could
August 3, 2024
“Things fall apart and happen out of stupidity and carelessness.” — John Sandford ILOILO CITY Mayor Geronimo “Jerry” Treñas has been getting a flak for supposedly “overdoing” the promotion or marketing of his daughter, Raisa Treñas-Chu or “Raisa Treñas” in the unofficial campaign sorties, being groomed to be the rival of Iloilo
August 1, 2024
“If you don’t try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody’s back yard.” — Jesse Owens WHILE our athletes have not been making headlines lately in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games or 2024 Paris Olympics, some Filipino news websites and social media platforms have drawn inspiration from
August 1, 2024
“For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.”—Richard Cobden NO sighting means there are no warm bodies of “illegal Chinese immigrants” doing illegal activities in Iloilo City contrary to the alleged report made by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Iloilo. While the NBI Iloilo has “confirmed” their presence allegedly
July 31, 2024
“Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.”—Honore de Balzac THE Cebu Pacific has beaten to draw the Philippine Government when it announced the reopening of Iloilo to Hong Kong and Singapore vice versa direct flights starting October 2024 or three months from now. By beating to the draw means the
July 30, 2024
“With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.”—Johnny Weissmuller EVEN if all the 22 Filipino athletes participating in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games or 2024 Paris Olympics will end up as gold medalists, we can never surpass China, our tormentor in the Ayungin Shoal
July 29, 2024
“Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call ‘global challenges,’ which require global solidarity.”—Ban Ki-moon WE are amazed that no politician, or someone with insatiable desire for epal (attention whore or scene stealer),
July 27, 2024
“When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.”—Samuel Johnson ONLY calamities and bad weathers like the recent super typhoon Carina, which also bundled out Taiwan after the Philippines, could temporarily zipper the mouths of feuding politicians. When nature commanded, mudslinging and
July 26, 2024
“People say I’m extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?” —Imelda Marcos THERE’S a dearth of political leaders in the Philippines who will—or are willing to—serve as epitome of simplicity, humility, and moderation. No more; there will never be one.
July 25, 2024
“Grooming a successor, is it an inheritance? In a democratic party, you don’t want leaders appointed that way. They have to be appointed properly by the people.” — Robert Mugabe AT past 10 ‘clock in the evening July 22 (July 23 morning in the Philippines), we received a “flash” report that Vice
July 24, 2024
“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” —Confucius WHAT many Ilonggos want to hear now is the SOPA (State of the Province Address), SOCA (State of the City Address), SOMA (State of the Municipality Address), and even State of the Barangay Address (SOBA). There are also
July 23, 2024