TO Catholic Christians, the 12 days of Christmas are not over yet. The season is supposed to end on the 12th day — in the Catholic calendar known as “feast of the Three Kings”. Counting from December 25, the 12th day falls on January 6. The history of that song takes us
January 3, 2025
FOR the less fortunate, the lenders to go to are not the banks which require documents and collaterals. When in dire need of cash, they stand better chances with lending apps that offer instant loans up to ₱30,000. “Magtiwala sa Tala,” a familiar online video ad says. The sudden proliferation of these loan
December 30, 2024
THE Christian world celebrates Christmas to celebrate the birthday of Christ every December 25, although there is nothing in the Bible to prove it. In fact, there is also nothing in it to show that Jesus Christ ever celebrated his birthday. But even with that “given,” we greet each other “Merry Christmas”.
December 23, 2024
THIS writer has always doubted the credibility of “scientific” pre-election surveys. Since that’s where pollsters like SWS and Pulse Asia make money from, whom would they “bless” but the candidates of the survey sponsors? I agree with the late Senator Miriam Santiago, one of the five presidential candidates in the May 9,
December 20, 2024
IF he were still alive, Graciano Lopez Jaena would have turned 168 years old today, December 18. On this date in 1856, the only Ilonggo national hero was born. That is why today is a regular holiday in the City and Province of Iloilo, pursuant to Republic Act No. 6155 signed by the
December 18, 2024
WE are not surprised that Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has declared the president and chief executive order of MORE Electric and Power Corp. “an adopted son of Iloilo City” through Executive Order No. 162, dated December 12, 2024 It’s because Roel Z. Castro has catapulted MORE Power into a modern distribution utility
December 16, 2024
FREEDOM of religion is one of the four fundamental freedoms enshrined in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the others being freedom of speech, freedom from want and freedom from fear. For this column, let me ask, what about freedom from religion? For one week already, the nation awaits with
December 13, 2024
DRIVING around Iloilo City today this Christmas month may not be fun due to heavy traffic. There are so many new vehicles on the streets – some with temporary, makeshift plate numbers — that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has found a way to cite them as the biggest reason for its
December 11, 2024
THERE have been reports about the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) organizing a prayer rally in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for lawmakers not to file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte over graft-and-corruption issues, as in malversation of confidential funds. What do you make of that? Is
December 9, 2024
THE House of Representatives has a herculean task that may be easier said than done as far as the two impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte are concerned. The Constitution provides that only one-third of the congressmen – or 105 of the 316 of them – constitutes the sufficient number
December 6, 2024
MY friend Joe Escartin, a political analyst, shared to me his views on why the break-up of the “uniteam” of President Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos and Vice-President Sara Duterte would impinge on the politics of Antique. Let me summarize Joe’s talking points: It will undermine the tandem of incumbent Governor Rhodora Cadiao, who
December 4, 2024