By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy THE rosy picture is that the population of Bacolod is rising fast. Latest reports say that the Commission on Election is expecting to register an additional 12,000 voters while the city’s population is inching beyond 700,000. Business is growing as well and new large buildings and residential subdivisions are rising in
September 9, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy THE Philippine Supreme Court last week junked a petition asking to allow a man to marry a supposed woman, and a woman to wed a supposed man. The idea is called “gay marriage” a rather unclear term since the supposed wedlock is between a man who acts or prefers to be
September 7, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy Every totalitarian government utilizes fear as a weapon and spreading this fear using various means is a specialty of dictatorship. Without fear, the citizens can always change the government that neglected its responsibility to them. World history is replete with instances of state terrorism and despite their eventual destruction, new dictators
September 6, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy IT IS A dictum in the Philippine sugar industry that the price and destiny of the industry be like a roller coaster ride. Sometimes it is up but mostly, the pessimists say, it is down. No matter, there were always the crop loans that the banks were ready to give until
September 5, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy In the August 23 news report, the camp of Leo Rey Yanson described the refusal of his four siblings to return their mother’s share as “insatiable greed and plain opportunism.” He called them “ingrates” and lacked respect for her. These are harsh words but understandable emotional expressions arising in the stand-off
September 4, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy LAST August 30, I received a photocopy of a news clipping from the Daily Inquirer (August 30) on the case of qualified theft against Rowena Sarona for allegedly “to have illegally disbursed a number of checks amounting to at least P27 million to suspicious beneficiaries.” Here are so far the findings
September 3, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy LET’S divert a little although this subject is part of the column theme. Ginette Yanson-Dumancas who is allied with her mother, Olivia, sent a text message to a third party and this was forwarded to me. She raised the point on the P380 million unexplained, missing funds. She said I “got
September 2, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy PROPERLY understood, the Holy Eucharist is the center of worship and life of Catholics. Thus, for all intents and purposes, it deserves the highest respect. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass where the unleavened bread and grape wine are consecrated to be transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ is
August 31, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy WELL, finally somebody is taking to task the present Philippine educational system for loading the students with homework that denies them time for play and family life. No wonder many young people today are drifting away from the family core into the world outside. How much of the several homework that
August 30, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy There are three major clearing operations that the government is undertaking. First is the attempt to rid this country of illegal drugs, second the defeat or eradication of the communist insurgents and third the removal of illegal structures. All three are stubborn in their resistance to government efforts, the result of
August 29, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy THE issue now centers on Olivia Yanson’s claim of full ownership of Vallacar Transit Inc. as declared by Leo Rey and published in local newspapers last Friday. Calling his siblings who ousted him as “ingrates”, he also said that “legally and morally” their mother owns the Vallacar company because she and
August 28, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy IN THE past columns, I traced the causes of the feud of the Yanson family based on published information. The information came out in bits and pieces. It was challenging to weave the threads together for a better picture and understanding of the conflicts that bedevil the family but intrigued and
August 27, 2019