“Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”— Alfred A. Montapert WHEN I first heard about the alleged annulment case supposedly filed recently by Jinky Pacquiao against her husband Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, I immediately dismissed it as untrue. Either some spin artists concocted it as a diversionary tactic meant to camouflage
February 3, 2023
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”— Bryant H. McGill CONTRARY to fears and suspicions of some observers, democracy is not yet dead in the Iloilo City Council. Some city councilors weren’t afraid to defy Mayor Geronimo “Jerry” P. Treñas in
February 2, 2023
“A drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a license to behave like an asshole.” ― Frank Zappa RUNNERS of illegal drugs aren’t only the so-called “narco (narcotics) kids” or children doing the errands for drug
February 1, 2023
“Show me a good loser and I will show you a loser.”— Paul Newman GREEN-EYED monsters in the world of beauty pageant will stop at nothing to destroy R’Bonney Gabriel, the first Filipina American Miss USA 2022 and Miss Universe 2023. After maligning Gabriel during the Miss USA in October 2022
January 31, 2023
“Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.”— Elon Musk FROM top to bottom, it’s a total sweep. If the basis for the relief of all cops in the Iloilo City Police Station 5 (ICPS5) in Mandurriao and the Iloilo City Police Office-City
January 30, 2023
“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.”— Thomas Paine THE “happiest” person on earth if ever there would be a congressional investigation in relation to the “sinking and stinking” P680-million Iloilo flyover project in Ungka, Pavia was no other than the contractor himself.
January 28, 2023
By Alex P. Vidal “This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.”— Marcus Garvey NO one is mad that a nearly P1-billion worth of public works project in Iloilo might go down the drain; or, there is an indication it will
January 27, 2023
“My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer’s money, and that cut pretty deep.”— William Weld ASIDE from essentially stealing it, another way of wasting the taxpayers’ money is through incompetence and negligence by our government officials. Graft and corruption
January 26, 2023
“Infrastructure is much more important than architecture.”— Rem Koolhaas NOW that the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2023 is history, let’s revert to the most controversial topic the Ilonggos love to discuss and loathe for a good reason these past months: the scandal-ridden Iloilo flyover project. Because there was no assurance from his
January 25, 2023
“There will be killing till the score is paid.” ― Homer, The Odyssey WHILE we were monitoring the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2023 “live” Saturday night (Sunday morning in the Philippines) via the internet, a “breaking” news about mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, the first in the Year of the Rabbit,
January 24, 2023
“It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau ILONGGOS have just shown the world they live in a great city with a great festival and a great hospitality. The successful staging of the Dinagyang Festival 2023 said it all. Ilonggos were able to
January 23, 2023
“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 WHEN we were kids in the 70s in Iloilo City, we
January 21, 2023
