“You have undertaken to cheat me. I won’t sue you, for the law is too slow. I’ll ruin you.”—Cornelius Vanderbilt EVERY Filipino citizen is empowered by law to file a formal complaint against any erring public official. As taxpayers, it is inherently right to lodge a case in the Office of
June 13, 2023
“Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.”—Howard Mumford Jones THE Philippine jurisprudence is always replete with decisions favoring rank-and-file employees against governors and mayors accused of political harassment and abuse of authority. When lowly municipal, city hall, provincial capitol
June 12, 2023
“No matter the natural disaster I’ve covered, whether it’s a wildfire or flood, I always come back with a much greater perspective.”—Ginger Zee AGAINST the advice of New York City Mayor Eric Adams for all residents in the Big Apple to remain indoors (which many of us found to be impossible)
June 10, 2023
“I consider your conduct unethical and lousy.”— Peter Arno DID the Filipino people make a big mistake in electing Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio? Instead of focusing her attention as a public servant and attending to the needs of the people, it seems Mrs. Duterte-Carpio’s inclination is to spend time waging
June 9, 2023
“You can be hurt, not by what others think of you, but by what you think of what they think or you think they think of you.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana IF I were a retired leader and some negligent and corrupt characters destroyed my legacy project, I wouldn’t only be “disappointed”;
June 8, 2023
“Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”—Charles de Gaulle ILOILO Governor Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has exhorted his constituents to elect only competent, smart and responsible leaders during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October 30, 2023. All barangay leaders are actually “worthy”— until
June 7, 2023
“I think I brought something different to the NBA. I brought that I can do pretty much everything on the floor.”—Nikola Jokic DUNCAN Robinson stole the show from behemoth machine gun Nikola Jokic and hoisted Miami Heat to a Houdini-like 111-108 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June
June 6, 2023
“The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.” —David Hume FOR sure, there are retired and active politicians who are now jittery after it was reported over the weekend that the House of Representatives might finally tackle next month the proposed House Resolution No. 721 seeking a legislative
June 5, 2023
“The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.”— Larry Bird AFTER watching Game 1 “live” Thursday night (June 1) in New York, we now have an inkling this early which team will win
June 3, 2023
“Technology is changing the world; it’s changing our sport. It’s changing the way people are following the NBA.”—Adam Silver WHAT is so special with the Nuggets that the team is so popular even among the Pinoy cage fans? Must the pro-Heat crowd sit down and wait for the sharp blades to
June 2, 2023
“All of us are in the same place, each with our own rooms, and we were allowed to do whatever we wanted. Which is totally different than college, where they manage your schedule for you. In the NBA, you’re on your own.”—Stephen Curry TO determine which team will wrap up this
June 1, 2023
“There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.”—Mahatma Gandhi WE won’t get tired of writing about the titanic public infrastructure scandal that hit Iloilo in recent memory primarily as our moral obligation and indispensable duty and contribution to
May 31, 2023