“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.”— Roger Ebert IN the aftermath of any agonizing crisis, the underlying concern should be how to protect the Ilonggos, not how to punish and banish any erring agency. It should be: 1. Solution; 2. Protection; and 3. Prevention.
January 13, 2024
“It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.”—Rod Serling WHAT was clear to ordinary citizens and netizens is that the inquisitors during the Senate and House of Representatives committee hearings on January 10 pounded the National Grid Corporation of
January 12, 2024
“A scapegoat remains effective as long as we believe in its guilt.”—Rene Girard IF the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) were a wrestler, it would’ve been mangled, flattened and twisted badly like a tin can. It would never survive a mandatory count what with no less than President Ferdinand
January 11, 2024
“Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.”—Dwayne Johnson THE ever-reticent banking sector has broken its silence and joined the fray in assailing the series of massive power outages in Panay Island, Guimaras, and portions of Negros after New Year 2024. In a letter to Iloilo City Mayor Geronimo
January 10, 2024
“There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It’s really great.”—Jim Mattis ON January 6, 2024, the Philippine media announced the full restoration of power in Panay Island, Guimaras, and portions of Negros Occidental. “As of this advisory, 369.5 MW is being served by Panay power plants, augmented by
January 9, 2024
“Penalties are like the lottery and you miss them when luck is not on your side.”—Marcelo AT this early, without prejudice to the House of Representatives Committee on Energy inquiry on the recent widespread Panay and Guimaras blackouts set on January 11, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has hinted possible fines
January 8, 2024
“Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.”—Henry Kissinger WE’RE not anymore impressed. And we refuse to be tantalized. When national politicians act and behave like Nicodemuses pretending they care for the Ilonggos tormented by the massive post-New Year power blackout, it’s when we think the
January 6, 2024
“If it weren’t for electricity, we’d all be watching television by candlelight.”—George Gobel THE terrible New Year power blackout that terrorized the people in Panay Island and Guimaras, put to danger the welfare and health of the Ilonggos, and embarrassed the national government, would be registered as one of the most
January 5, 2024
“To avoid a blackout, electricity generating companies must lower generation in line with low demand.”—Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia THE power generation restoration updated on the power blackout in Panay Island released by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in the social media as of two o’clock in the morning on
January 4, 2024
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”—Rainer Maria Rilke IT’S very risky to make a New Year’s resolution. F. Scott Fitzgerald has warned us that after we take a first drink, “then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” Like many
January 3, 2024
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson THERE are many reasons to stay away from the Big Apple’s Times Square, the epicenter of all New Year’s Eve celebrations worldwide, starting December 31. As early as December 27, we have been warned
January 1, 2024
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.”—Melody Beattie SOME of our most beloved relatives, friends, and colleagues left us in 2023. In my case, my mother, Paz, passed away peacefully (God bless her
December 30, 2023