“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”—H. L. Mencken IT is time for some newly elected village officials to distance themselves from City Hall politicians
November 29, 2023
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”— Alexander Hamilton TWELVE years ago, acting Vancouver City Mayor Heather Deal handed to us the original copy of a Proclamation signed by then Vancouver City Mayor Greg Robertson declaring 30th of
November 28, 2023
“Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It’s one of the deepest pains of being human.”—Pierce Brosnan IT’S a shame that instead of giving newly crowned Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios a grand welcome and a ticker tape parade for being the first Nicaraguan beauty queen to be crowned Miss Universe in history, the
November 27, 2023
“Let your customers be your partners; let your vendors be your employees. What’s necessary in this transformation more than anything else is courage and a willingness to change.”—Safra A. Catz POPULIST Iloilo city mayors like Reinerio “Nering” Ticao, Francisco “Paquit” Garganera, Zafiro “Zaf” Ledesma, Luis “Tuing” Herrera, Rosa “Tita” Caram, and
November 25, 2023
“Our movements and feelings are constantly monitored, because surveillance is the business model of the digital age.”—Katharine Viner BARANGAY chairpersons in Iloilo City engaged in monkey business like illegal drugs and illegal gambling will surely oppose if not delay the proposed installation of closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) in all the metropolis’ 180
November 24, 2023
“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”—W. Clement Stone “HAPPY Thanksgiving,” one of the two black men greeted me while I was standing on corner Whitney and Case Streets in Queens November 21 at around 11 o’clock in the morning. “Thank you so much. Happy Thanksgiving,” I
November 23, 2023
“I’m scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day.”— James Altucher WELLS Fargo and Discover have alerted me this past week that they have monitored some unauthorized transactions using my cards from these reputable bank and
November 22, 2023
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”—Rosalynn Carter ONE of the biggest news in the United States on November 19 was the passing of well-loved Rosalynn Carter. The former first lady and one-half
November 21, 2023
“The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.”—Barry Goldwater A REPORT by the US Department of State stated that the convening of APEC Economic Leaders in San Francisco November 16-17 capped off a successful APEC host year for the United States, advancing its theme
November 20, 2023
“Only a strong economy can create higher asset values and sustainably good returns for savers.”—Ben Bernanke MAGNIFICENT things can happen when Ilonggo leaders shun politics, collect their talents and resources together, collaborate with business specialists, and barnstorm the country’s capital city to share the vision and mission of the region, and
November 18, 2023
“It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.”—Livy OUR fearless forecast is Iloilo 1st district Representative Janette Loreto-Garin won’t be jailed for her role in the purchase of Dengvaxia, a vaccine used to immunize kids during the Noynoy Aquino administration
November 17, 2023
“I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.”—John D. Rockefeller A VETERAN male caregiver from Bacolod City plans to lodge a formal complaint before the Department of
November 16, 2023