By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy LAST WEEK, I cited the plan of General Douglas MacArthur to train a reserve force of 100,000 men in ten military districts to be ready in 1946 when the Philippines had become independent from the United States and US forces left the country. We will then have a spread of 10,000
June 14, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy Once the Bacolod Water District is privatized or placed under the control and management of a private company, the concessionaires can expect a higher rate. That goes without saying because private companies invest their funds not to be generous or the owners to be rewarded with a place in heaven but
June 13, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy EVEN before President Diosdado Macapagal changed the celebration of the Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to today, many historians and citizens question the shift as flawed from the perspective of history. But he was in control and Congress was also swayed by the temper of the times. The observance of
June 12, 2019
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy DR. JULIUS DRILON, chief of the Corazon LocsinMontelibano Memorial Regional Hospital has a solid justification for trimming down the hospital personnel by over 250 job order employees. Not only will the compensation for these contractual workers be increased, their tenure is also lengthened; they cannot just be kicked out at will.
June 11, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy IN A FEW columns I cited the congestion of the Bacolod based Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital and at one time the lack of efficiency of its personnel. Popularly known as “Provincial Hospital” because it was owned by the province of Occidental Negros until martial law took over its ownership,
June 10, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy THIS prayer was sent to me a week ago and I find it so compelling, valid and appropriate to all of us that I believe I should share it with as many people of goodwill as possible. Despite the seeming helplessness that many of us experience each day, we also know
June 8, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy CONGRESS will be adjourning and despite the certification by President Duterte for the passage of a law to reinstitute the original mandatory military training of the youth in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, chances are the proposal will have to wait for the new Congress. There has not been much debate
June 7, 2019
By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy THE issue of the plight of the sugarcane workers, the sacada in particular, refuses to fade away. It is like the spirit in Charles Dickens novel, The Ghost of Christmas Past that will not go away because it shaped what Scrooge is. The ghost of the sacada and the life they
June 6, 2019
Focus May 31-19 A matter of certainty Occidental Negros Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. advised candidates who lost in the May 13 elections to save their money and prepare for 2022. Three years, he said, is not that far off. A wizened politician who is completing his final term, the governor raised a practical point. As
May 30, 2019