DO you remember Jude Sabio, the lawyer from Misamis Oriental who first filed a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in April 2017, only to withdraw it in 2020? It has been five years since Sabio passed away at age 57 on April
April 20, 2026
ONE of the events I can’t forget as a young bachelor on a forgotten date in the 1970s was my first and only visit to an old house on Elizondo St. in Quiapo, Manila. I was then a news reporter covering the entertainment beat for the defunct Daily Express. Jun, the director
April 15, 2026
WILL MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) be given the chance to expand electricity distribution to the 1st District of Iloilo? MORE Power, Iloilo City’s distribution utility, has already gained an additional franchise to energize Passi City and 15 towns in the province. Further expansion to the 1st District municipalities of
April 13, 2026
THE will to survive is what keeps Jonathan Lupo, 53, in business as owner of two air-conditioned “modernized jeepneys” (actually mini buses) plying the Ungka, Pavia-Iloilo City route. He is one of the partners of the JJL Transport Services that operates 15 units. In a telephone conversation with this writer, he decried
April 10, 2026
WE feel the loss of a buddy in former Congressman Salvador “Buddy” Britanico, who passed into the afterlife on Good Friday, April 3, at age 88. He has lived a full life that reminds us of the Bible verse, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the
April 8, 2026
YOU may find this narrative beneficial. I never ate mammal meat during the Holy Week, but not for religious reasons. I still don’t. My sister Azucena, a physician, has asked me to further avoid high-fat and processed meats. My latest laboratory examination showed a very high level of triglycerides (excessive fat in
April 6, 2026
THE past few days have seen thousands of elementary, secondary, and tertiary Filipino students moving up and down the stage in a familiar ceremony known as “graduation.” At least three high schools in Iloilo City — Ateneo de Iloilo, Iloilo City National High School, and Sun Yat Sen High School — have
April 1, 2026
ANYBODY holy, according to Mr. Webster, is “exalted or worthy of complete devotion.” This week is Holy Week, the most sacred time of the year for Christians who remember the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, his betrayal, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. “Holy Week” is a term used to denote the
March 30, 2026
NOT everybody knows somebody who is still alive at age 100. But now I am happy to report about one whom I fondly call Mommy Lucring, who turned centenarian on March 16 this year – literally alive and kicking while waiting for her cash gift of one hundred thousand pesos (PHP 100,000)
March 27, 2026
BASED on data from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), over one million college students are expected to graduate in April. Do they have what it takes to land a job? There was a time when I met with Mass-Com students who had sought me for advice. The only question I asked
March 20, 2026