“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.” —Yogi Berra UNLIKE in the Philippines where it is exceptionally hot due to its tropical, equatorial location, temperatures in New York City have been climbing even if it is springtime. This week, weather in the Big Apple is expected to have record-breaking heat for
April 17, 2026
“Gambling has brought our family together. We had to move to a smaller house.” – Tommy Cooper TUPPERWARE “Tito Tap” Tacuyan cashed out the white voucher that read: “$21,560” or roughly P1,293,600 in Philippine money from a casino in Queens on March 22 after hitting the “jackpot” in the Jinse Dao
April 14, 2026
“There are heroes and then there are legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” – Boney Kapoor WITH the death of former Iloilo assemblyman and party-list Rep. Salvador “Buddy” Britanico on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, only former Iloilo governor Arthur “Art” Defensor Sr. remains as the lone living former
April 13, 2026
“I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.”— Lee H. Hamilton DURING the Regular Batasang Pambansa election on May 14, 1984 under the administration of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos
April 11, 2026
“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 WHILE war continued to rage in Iran, one US dollar is now equal to P60.41 as of
April 8, 2026
“Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news.” —Ethel Waters SOME of us were able to heave a sigh of relief the previous week, the Holy Week, when peace and order improved temporarily and political bickering took a back seat while many Christian believers engaged in increased
April 7, 2026
“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the truth of imagination.” – John Keats LET’S observe Holy Week with a “holy mind and heart” instead of swapping brickbats and verbal darts like what some warring politicians and their subalterns have been doing. We are supposed
April 1, 2026
“If we don’t end war, war will end us.” — H. G. Wells The real crisis Filipinos face today is not the squabble of politicians, but inflation triggered by oil price hikes following the recent missile attacks in the Middle East. It is not the number of suitcases or baggage containing
March 9, 2026
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” – Bo Bennett EVERY TIME maglupok ang giyera ukon kinagamo sa Middle East kag sa iban pa nga pungsod nga may presensia sang mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), ang una nga mahalitan kag mabutang sa katalagman amo gid pirme ang mga OFWs
March 7, 2026
“Every time there’s an institutional issue like impeachment, there’s concern from the outside about what will happen.” — Michel Temer SHORTLY after Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio declared her intention to run for president in 2028, Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Lorenz Rivera Defensor (National Unity Party) expressed fears that some members
March 6, 2026
“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.” – Marilyn Monroe IT’S unfortunate that the furor generated by Quezon City Rep. Jesus Manuel “Bong” Suntay’s inappropriate, sexually suggestive remarks about actress Anne Curtis during a House Committee on Justice hearing came five days before a
March 5, 2026
