CAN we trust a power that has repeatedly harassed us through incursions in the West Philippine Sea? We need not elaborate on bullying incidents by the China Coast Guard; these have been well-preserved in video recordings and documents. Since “no” is the obvious answer, why do we still allow China to run
January 10, 2024
WE are back to normal, but the blame game over the four-day Panay-wide blackouts (Jan. 2 to 5) persists. This corner agrees with ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) should be held accountable for the rotational blackouts. But I disagree with her view that
January 8, 2024
YOU must have seen at least one “power saver” advertised on TV that promises to save you as much as 90 percent of your electricity consumption, thus reducing your power bill. Well, who would not want to miss such an opportunity to save money? But wait! If you have a neighbor who
January 4, 2024
SOME of us will stay awake Sunday night to welcome the New Year with a media noche as the clock strikes 12:00 midnight, ending the present year with a new hope on Monday for the next 366 leap-year days. The dying year must have been unfortunate for some of us. But as the saying
December 30, 2023
ON a lazy Saturday, I scanned some old video documentaries and stumbled upon a welcome ceremony for the late President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda at the White House in Washington D.C. on September 16, 1982. “I came,” he began his speech, looking directly into the eyes of the then United
December 27, 2023
YOU must have heard it said that the young look forward to the future while the old, back to the past. In a sense, it’s true, but if you were 73 years old, as I am now, looking back to the proverbial “good old days” would be worth looking forward to. Believe
December 22, 2023
TODAY (18 December) is a regular holiday in the City and Province of Iloilo, pursuant to Republic Act No. 6155 signed by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. in 1970. Today marks the 167th birth anniversary of the only Ilonggo national hero. Indeed, Graciano Lopez Jaena stands out because of his pioneering
December 18, 2023
IF you are not one of those who have not incurred debt this month just to enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, congratulations! But some of us respond to fast-loan offers on the Internet for that purpose even if we have yet to complete payments of debts incurred last year.
December 15, 2023
DURING a Christmas party, I heard a friend approach a common friend to borrow money. “What are friends for?” the latter answered, and the conversation ended well with money changing hands. It reminded me of a famous quotation, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Not everybody enjoys such accommodation. We
December 13, 2023
“I’M dreaming of a White Christmas,” the song goes, “just like the ones I used to know, where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.” This leads us to the dictionary meaning of White Christmas as “a Christmas when there is snow on the ground.” But
December 11, 2023
“THE right man for the job is a woman,” says a decal. That is how I see the role of Ms. Ma. Cristina “Maricris” de Guzman Cabalhin as MORE Electric & Power Corporation’s vice president for marketing and corporate affairs; and as head of the customer care department. This winsome lady joined the
December 8, 2023