“O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe Shelley FILIPINOS with relatives and friends in the East Coast, particularly in New York City, are probably aware right now we have been experiencing here the coldest winter in two decades. Alas, the “city that never sleeps” was
February 10, 2026
“Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.” — William Collins WE won’t be surprised if one of these days or weeks – or even months – the wings of Junvic Remulla will be unceremoniously clipped. The flamboyant secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
February 7, 2026
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” – Confucius THE reason why cases against the bad characters in the Philippines should be expedited and prioritized is because the Filipinos forget easily. If the cases drag on, there is tendency for anger to subside
February 5, 2026
“The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.” – Chester A. Arthur TAXPAYERS money and time will surely be wasted again now that impeachment cases have been filed against two top leaders
February 4, 2026
By Alex P. Vidal “Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo IN 48 days starting February 1st, winter in New York will officially end with the vernal equinox. Many of us who felt uncomfortable before, during, and after the January 25 monster snowstorm are looking
February 3, 2026
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.” – Chuck Noll WE can cite so many cases of world class Filipino athletes who have supposedly “let us down” just when we were expecting too much from them. Hero or superstar Pinoy (including those with mix races like
February 2, 2026
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.” – Marianne Williamson ENTERING the month of February 2026, our crystal ball tells us everything might not be bright, merry, and
January 31, 2026
“The way I see it, you can either work for a living or you can fly airplanes. Me, I’d rather fly.”— Len Morgan EVEN if airplane passenger Roland Lañojan, 54, a resident of Tayong Sagay, Camiguin Province has survived and was reportedly in stable condition at the Western Visayas Medical Center
January 30, 2026
“It’ll work, if God, wind, leads, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing.”—Matthew Henson ALTHOUGH “we were caught prepared” (not “unprepared” as we usually hear in normal conversations) when a monster snowstorm slammed the East Coast early morning January 26 (when the 2026 Dinagyang Festival
January 29, 2026
“It’s not what you look that matters. It’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau NOTHING can beat the Ilonggos when it comes to unity, panache, radiance, splendor, preparations and hosting of gigantic events like the exciting Dinagyang Festival. Thus, we take exception when some media networks in Imperial Manila sometimes
January 24, 2026
“For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial ‘I eat ethnic food’, to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.” – Randa Abdel-Fattah BACK in the 70s in Iloilo City in the Philippines, we
January 23, 2026
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”—Marcus Aurelius IF he were in Metro Manila or near where supporters of Ramon Bautista “Bong” Revilla Jr. were holding a rally in support of the former senator on January 19, our friend Arnel Asturias, punong barangay of
January 22, 2026