“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” — George Carlin It all looks so effortless. Innocent children would swallow the propaganda, a fantasy peddled by generations of Christmas cards to divert attention away from what is, undoubtedly, the most spectacular research
December 17, 2021
“None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone’s help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.”—Harvey Mackay WE expect Iloilo City Mayor Geronimo “Jerry” Treñas to thank the 229 solons, including Aambis-OWA partylist Rep.
December 16, 2021
“Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me.”—Kevin O’Leary HERE we go again. Much ado about nothing amid the pandemic? Instead of giving priority to helping
December 15, 2021
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”—Ronald Reagan THIS is a clear case where the government has failed to protect the interest of the taxpayers; in this case, the Ilonggos in Iloilo City and Western Visayas for that matter, who
December 14, 2021
“The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it.”–Terry Pratchett POLITICAL crowds are always meant to be a “show of force” in any election in the Philippines and anywhere in the world. Their impact for certain political parties or candidates
December 13, 2021
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”—Rosa Luxemburg TO save time and resources, it’s a wise move on the part of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Carpio to skip the “sympathy caravan” in Iloilo on December 11. It’s not worth being in the confirmed bailiwick of Leni Robredo and
December 11, 2021
“Assassination has never changed the history of the world.”—Benjamin Disraeli IT’S been 49 years since former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos survived an assassination attempt on December 7, 1972. The date coincided with the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombing and the bolo attack on the wife of the late former
December 10, 2021
“A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.”—Charles W. Pickering WE’RE beginning to suspect the apparent feud between Iloilo City Mayor Geronimo “Jerry” Treñas and AAMBIS-OWA partylist Rep. Sharon Garin was a result of: 1)Miscommunication; 2)Emotional Outburst; and 3)Politics. Let’s examine them.
December 9, 2021
“Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.”—Dennis Prager IF you meet former Iloilo City mayor Jose “Joe III” Espinosa III anywhere in Iloilo City nowadays, give him a hug and shake his
December 8, 2021
“A free press needs to be a respected press.”—Tom Stoppard EVEN if I have been writing from outside the Philippines for several years now, several readers and friends have continued to badger me “to write something” about Manuel “Boy” Mejorada’s reported arrest recently. I have nothing to write, I replied to
December 7, 2021
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”—Alan Watts I THOUGHT I would never see the day that my presidential quest was taken seriously by my countrymen living outside Imperial Manila. Not until the withdrawal of The Alalay
December 6, 2021
“He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.”—Bertolt Brecht INSTEAD of focusing on the coming Yuletide Season after the recent successful Thanksgiving Day, New Yorkers have been rattled by the reported “arrival” of Omicron Variant in the Big Apple. The Filipino community was also saddled by the news and
December 4, 2021