“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”— Martin Luther King, Jr. THE saddest part of being alive is to be ignorant, or remain ignorant for the rest of our life. Never mind poverty. With luck, a good health, determination and hard work, we can
March 15, 2023
“A lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.”— Patrick Murray LAWYERING is a noble profession. There are good and bad lawyers, but it’s always better to hire the services of lawyers when we need legal advice, guidance, and assistance for our protection and
March 14, 2023
“Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.”—Richard M. Devos THERE are public officials who don’t deserve to be in their elected or even appointed positions. They happen to hold their positions in government not because of their intelligence,
March 13, 2023
“I was extremely greedy and lost my moral compass.”— Andrew Fastow IT’S evident the killers of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and seven others inside his compound in Pamplona town on March 4 panicked and bungled the operation (they managed to kill the target but fell one after another like careless
March 11, 2023
“Leadership is influence.” -John C. Maxwell The Filipinos of New York has released a list of the “30 Most Influential Filipinos in New York City.” According to the list prepared by Robert RDB, “there are many influential Filipinos in New York City who have made significant contributions to various fields.” Here
March 10, 2023
“If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.” — H. L. Mencken POLICE Regional Office (PRO-6) director Brigadier General Leo M. Francisco was alarmed by the sudden upsurge in political violence victimizing local chief executives all over the country, the latest of
March 9, 2023
“I’m not usually in a talkative mode.”— Chris Cornell IF I were Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr’s adviser, friend, staff, or relative, I would tell the congressman to keep his mouth shut if no one was openly accusing him of involvement in the massacre inside the compound
March 8, 2023
“Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.”—Ella Wheeler Wilcox SIX years after I wrote an article entitled, “Marivic Mabilog’s pain”, I got a message from the former First Lady of Iloilo City, who is now based in Canada together with former mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and
March 7, 2023
“The day that we’ve been fearing is upon us.”—Bobby Jindal WE’VE been there before. I’m referring to the heartbreaking Panay Gulf oil spill in 2006 when the oil tanker, MT Solar 1, sank off the coasts of Guimaras and Negros, causing what is considered to be the worst oil spill in
March 6, 2023
“Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.”— Margaret Chase Smith MEMBERS of the Filipino community in New York City came together at The People’s Forum in Manhattan on February 25 to pay tribute
March 4, 2023
“You cannot open a book without learning something.”—Confucius FOR purchasing it in Amazon before March 15, 2023, I got a free delivery of the book, The Big Idea, Collected: 6 Revolutionary Ideas That Changed The World by Paul Strathern. For those interested, the new paperback copy containing 640 pages is worth
March 3, 2023
“And they were not ashamed.” —Genesis WE are always ashamed since time immemorial. For instance, we are ashamed that we have an imperfect constitution, thus we always agitate to amend it every time a new administration takes over—and we always fail to get the nod of the people. Now that the
March 2, 2023
