“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.”—Alan Paton THE two successive election defeats incurred by former Iloilo City Mayor Jose “Joe III” Espinosa III in 2019 and 2022 were a bitter pill to swallow for a highly regarded public servant with a sterling track record.
May 21, 2022
“Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.”—Dick Gregory FRESH from being reelected, Iloilo first district Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin’s first publicity stunt was to rekindle the bad memory that gave the Ilonggos, especially the Guimarasnons,
May 20, 2022
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”—C. S. Lewis I HAD fond memories of Buffalo more than a decade ago. I first arrived in this rain-drenched upstate community known as the City of Good Neighbors at 2 o’clock in the morning in a lung-busting land trip from
May 16, 2022
“Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.”—George Eliot I TRULY care for my country, but I have nothing concrete to say yet as regards the controversial outcome of the May 9 presidential election unless there are pieces of evidence that will
May 14, 2022
“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”—Napoleon Bonaparte THOSE who make politics as main livelihood will always end up in grief and anxiety if they can’t sustain the momentum that brought them in that “profession.” In order to “survive” in life they must win in every election; victory is a must.
May 13, 2022
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – KaluKalu FIVE years before Martin Luther was to begin to shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church, the great Renaissance painter and humanist Michelangelo had
May 11, 2022
“Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.”—Wilt Chamberlain WE have always heard of an abundance of ancient and modern stories about Goliath taking a terrible beating from diminutive David in any competition that glorifies the spirit of the underdog, or highlights the success of a palooka over a physically superior
May 10, 2022
“There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.”—Herman Melville SOME Filipino politicians will prevail in the May 9 Philippine election not because of their competence and excellent track records. It’s because of their popularity and notoriety; they
May 9, 2022
“Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.”—James A. Garfield THERE were two sets of father-son Presidents in the United States: John Adams (1797-1801)-John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) and George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)-George W. Bush (2001-2009). In the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., namesake of
May 7, 2022
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” —Philip K. Dick HARVARD University’s Dr. Philip Freeman translated the text of the Commentariolum Petitionis from Latin to English and
May 6, 2022
“I’m against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman’s choice.”—Nancy Reagan EVEN if I am not comfortable with this subject matter, I am obligated to make a stand and say something about the hottest topic matter that has rocked the United States in the past 48 hours: Roe
May 5, 2022
“Fearless means trusting your instincts and clarity of thought. Once you have made up your mind, don’t be scared of what if.”—Ravi Shastri SURVEYS and big crowds in political rallies are good indicators of the possible results of an election, but they aren’t the be-all and end-all of the whole race.
May 4, 2022
