“In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.”—Thich Nhat Hanh PERMIT applications for boarding houses in Iloilo City reportedly rose in the month of February 2024 after City Hall initiated a crackdown on unlicensed or unauthorized boarding houses operating in the metropolis. The inspiring development occurred after a fire that
February 27, 2024
“When I became an American citizen, nothing’s changed because I’m still Asian.”—Jimmy O. Yang THE problem on graft and corruption in the Philippine government appears to have no solution in sight even if all the future presidents, including President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will swear to eradicate it if they are
February 26, 2024
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”—George Washington ILOILO journalists may have topped the list of media practitioners in the Philippines with the greatest number of mug shots taken on record as accused in a criminal case
February 24, 2024
“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 RMN Iloilo anchormen sued for libel by Department of Education (DepEd-6) Regional Director Ramir Uytico received unprecedented moral back
February 23, 2024
“I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.”—Psalm 69:2 AFTER so many downs, setbacks, blows, rejections, failures, we normally start convincing ourselves that idealized future is completely out of our reach now. When life is unlivable,
February 22, 2024
“My life needs editing.”—Mort Sahl SIX months after we wrote the story, “Stop the joke, Pacquiao not qualified for Olympic Games,” news websites in the Philippines and around the world started to buzz with the following news: “Pacquiao denied Olympics entry by the IOC” (Boxing Scene); Boxer “Manny Pacquiao, 45, can’t
February 21, 2024
By Alex P. Vidal “Never start a fire, especially if there is no water nearby.”―Matshona Dhliwayo THE grim death of 26-year-old call center agent Lyn Rose Sobretodo of Pototan, Iloilo and 21-year-old engineering student Renz Aguilar of Concepcion, Iloilo in a fire that gutted several boarding houses in Brgy. San Nicolas. La Paz, Iloilo City
February 20, 2024
“Our country’s national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob.”—Ida B. Wells THE difference between former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin is the Filipino leader never murdered his political
February 19, 2024
“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.”—Dante Alighieri REPRESENTATIVES who fought thongs and hammer versus the senators in the proposed Charter change (cha-cha) through the soon-to-be-doomed People’s Initiative for Modernization and Reform Action (Pirma) were relatively unknown prior to the
February 17, 2024
“No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.”—Plato WE laud the move of the Iloilo City Government’s Task Force on Moral Values and Formation (TFMVF) in trying to prevent teenagers or minors from entering the motels and other prohibited places for youngsters, especially during the recent Valentine’s Day. TFMVF chief Nestor
February 16, 2024
“Though the mills of the God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small; though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.” —Friedrich Von Logan, Retribution IN one of his speaking engagements that I attended at the St. Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver, British Columbia 12 years ago, Dr. Deepak
February 15, 2024
“Reality is not a concept; reality is my daily life.” —J. Krishnamurti THERE is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. “This is the message of all my gifts. If you haven’t figured out this secret, happiness will always elude you,” Eykis, a citizen from Uranus, told a peaceful and
February 14, 2024