“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
“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
