By Alex P. Vidal “Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news.”—Ethel Waters IT’S not good to start the new year 2022 with utmost pessimism about the pandemic that has refused to depart after a mind-blowing 2020 assault on mankind that exacerbated in the dying weeks of 2021. But whether we
January 3, 2022
“Humans are creatures of habit. If you quit when things get tough, it gets that much easier to quit the next time. On the other hand, if you force yourself to push through it, the grit begins to grow in you.”—Travis Bradberry FOR a change, we will refrain from making New
December 31, 2021
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.”—Ernest Benn UNLESS they are plain and simple nincompoops, candidates in the May 9, 2022 election—nuisance or serious—should be aware of their chances and be able to anticipate their fates. A candidate for
December 30, 2021
“New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.”—Charles Lamb IT’S always in the heart and mind of every New Yorker to be present during the spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration at Times Square every year. But Times Square, a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center, and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan
December 29, 2021
“When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.”—Nicole Seah THERE is nothing wrong
December 28, 2021
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”—George Bernard Shaw CONTRARY to what his critics have been saying, Iloilo City Mayor Geronimo “Jerry” Treñas certainly wasn’t asking too much from the telecommunications (telecom) companies Smart Communications and Globe Telecom when he demanded before Christmas Day
December 27, 2021
“Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.”—Voltaire WE wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This must be the most popular line in any Christmas song that we, in the Christian world, have learned to memorize since we were little kids. Thus, each year we
December 24, 2021
“Nice words and nice appearance doesn’t conclude that someone is nice. I believe that the nicer you look, the more deceptive you appear.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson LET’S vote only for politicians who did not brag about the donations they sent the victims of super typhoon “Odette” or “Rai”; candidates in
December 23, 2021
“For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.”—Saint Teresa of Avila SOME Filipinos believe that prayers can save us from catastrophes and calamities, before, during, and after. Is it because of the presence of good and evil that catastrophes torment humanity? If our prayers were “answered”
December 22, 2021
“When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.” – Samuel Johnson DEATH and destruction brought by super storm “Odette” recently came like a thief in the night for the Ilonggos and Cebuanos in the thick of preparation to celebrate Christmas Day
December 21, 2021
“Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.”—Richard Dawkins POLITICIANS, or candidates in the May 9, 2022 election who distribute goods and cash during normal times, should now come out in the open and duplicate or repeat their noble performances in the regions badly hit by
December 20, 2021
“When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a
December 18, 2021