A fellow Antiqueño asked me whether Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is coming to San Jose, Antique today to give away to indigents tons of rice that have been confiscated from smugglers. “Ambay,” I answered. “Who knows? He must be trying to atone for his failures, as in promising to reduce the price of
October 6, 2023
AS a power consumer here in Iloilo City, I have become “addicted” to the Facebook page of MORE Power. It is the best way to keep abreast of developments aimed at modernizing the distribution utility to world-class standard. Unfortunately, we have neighbors who seem to see only the dark side of power
October 4, 2023
BY “wrong graduates,” I have in mind people who have finished college courses and yet are either jobless or in vocations they have not prepared for. I remember that day when outgoing Central Philippine University (CPU) President Teodoro Robles, who would be retiring come November, guested on the defunct talk show “Reklamo
October 2, 2023
THIS writer writes “intervention” with quotation marks in the absence of proof that somebody powerful could have stopped the Sandiganbayan from imposing a 90-day suspension on Antique Governor Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao. To sum it up, the Sandiganbayan, in a resolution dated September 21, 2023 and publicly announced on the 26th, suspended Cadiao
September 29, 2023
IN a previous issue, this column focused on the rising popularity of solar panels installable on rooftops. As revealed by Joseph Teruel of Peak Power, his company may now install two 500-watt solar panels to empower a home with an air-conditioner, a TV set and a refrigerator at a cost of ₱55,000, or
September 27, 2023
ON the day I turned 60, I never felt the excitement of peers applying for a senior citizen’s card. I could not seem to accept the reality that I had gone old. In fact, I was already 62 when I stopped being “in denial” and went to the Office of Senior Citizens
September 25, 2023
THREE months ago, this corner revealed the entry of an electric bus imported by MORE Power and Electric Corp. (MORE Power), which would serve as the prototype of a fleet of emission-free buses that would pick up passengers within Iloilo City and suburbs. MORE Power President Roel Z. Castro had conceptualized the
September 22, 2023
TOMORROW (Sept. 21, 2023) will mark the 51st year since the late President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos supposedly signed Proclamation 1081. However, it was not until two days later, Sept. 23, that we felt its “sound of silence” in off-air radio and TV networks nationwide. I still vividly recall that morning when I
September 20, 2023
WE all have heard of the natural law of supply and demand: An increase in the supply of goods tends to drive prices downward, whereas a surge in demand exceeding supply can send prices soaring. Thus, despite our fertile farms, our farmers no longer produce enough rice. Alas, that’s an excuse for
September 18, 2023
CALL it a blessing in disguise that prices of fossil fuels like oil and coal have gone through the roof. It has encouraged prioritization of renewable energy, such as geothermal, wind and solar. For this discussion, let us focus on solar or energy from the sun, since it is now within reach
September 15, 2023
DID she resign, or was she asked to resign? She could not have resigned by choice, knowing she had done nothing wrong but had sought to correct the President’s wrong decision. Kudos to the young lady with balls, Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno, who would step out of office effective Friday, 16 September,
September 11, 2023
EXCUSE me for ending “health is wealth” with a quotation mark. The national government does not think so. Based on reports coming from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department of Health (DOH) would be entitled to a 2024 budget of ₱199.45 billion, reflecting a decrease by P10 billion from the
September 8, 2023