“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”— Plato YEAR 2022 has passed but not a single Iloilo politician concerned has openly reiterated the call of Pavia Councilor Pyt Trimañez to hold a House
January 4, 2023
“Everything is temporary. Everything is bound to end.” — Keren Ann AT least two former officials of the Duterte administration are no longer active in the social media. Before the Duterte regime came into power, they were so active not only in the social media but also in the mainstream media.
January 3, 2023
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.”— Aristotle WE are still the final masters of our own fate, for better or for worse, whatever the omen of our zodiac signs portends. The negative side of rabbit doesn’t and will not
December 31, 2022
“Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.”— Karl Kraus THE biggest scandal in Iloilo in 2022 does not involve public officials caught with their hands in the cookie jar for there was not a
December 30, 2022
“The economy is the start and end of everything. You can’t have successful education reform or any other reform if you don’t have a strong economy.” — David Cameron WE may not have fully regained the momentum of our economy in the supposed comeback year for the world economy after the
December 29, 2022
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.” — Melody Beattie THOSE who regularly visit the bookstores, especially the ones selling old and second hand books and magazines, will probably agree that L. Ron
December 28, 2022
“The most amazing thing about the winter is that even a frozen world may be perceived as a heaven!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan NEW Yorkers felt frozen over Christmas weekend as a sprawling storm emptied airports and shut down major highways even as death toll reportedly rose to 17 as of
December 27, 2022
“The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.”— Paulo Coelho TWO hours after the effectivity of New YorK Governor Kathy Hochul’s declaration of a State of Emergency for the entire State of New York, I would be on the streets. From the Upper Manhattan’s East 68 Street and Park Avenue,
December 24, 2022
“Boredom: the desire for desires.” — Leo Tolstoy THOSE who have watched the 1985 American comedy-drama film Desperately Seeking Susan will probably understand when we suggest stopping blaming instantly the notorious riding in tandem motorcycle killers every time somebody was found dead in or outside his car with a bullet wound
December 23, 2022
“I like to complain and do nothing to make things better.”— Kurt Cobain ILOILO residents and motorists should be “thankful” they have been alerted by the sinking flyovers in Ungka and Aganan in Pavia when they were first opened in September. If the impairment was not detected on time, it could
December 22, 2022
“What do you expect me to do about it?”— John Dillinger THERE is no such thing as perfect crime, according to a conventional wisdom. Even the most macabre crimes in human history that slumbered for decades for lack of immediate solid pieces of evidence and credible witnesses have been solved eventually
December 21, 2022
“The sidekick business has been good to me.”— Sean Astin DESPITE the opposition from majority of their constituents, these are the members of the House of Representatives, including the Ilonggos, who co-authored the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund otherwise known as House Bill No. 6608. They are: Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (Leyte,
December 20, 2022
