ANTIQUE Governor Rhodora Cadiao appeared to have “scored” when she asked the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to probe the Antique Electric Cooperative (Anteco) for imposing the highest power rate in the region at P16.17 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Compare that to MORE Power and ILECO 1 in Iloilo which have also upped prices but
October 15, 2022
IT is hard to believe the news as reported – that Senator Leila de Lima was taken hostage and rescued in an attempted prison break by detained militants last Sunday. Had the hostage taker and his two companions survived, would they have told a different story? Could she herself have been killed
October 12, 2022
WHEN Judith comes, the unprepared homeowners may not be happy. “Judith” has become synonymous with “due date” for payment of utility bills. Let me cite examples of customers’ reactions as posted in social media. Ivan says, “Daw ga-amat-amat na gua ang true color n’yo haw?” “Grabe na gid pagtaas sang kuryente. Sang una barato,” writes
October 7, 2022
IN his timely column yesterday, colleague Alex P. Vidal mourned the death of Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa, “the 196th journalist murdered since democracy was restored in the Philippines in 1986.” I am sure Alex got the correct number despite the time pressure of the deadline. Gifted with photographic memory, he was writing
October 5, 2022
WHO stands between the believers and non-believers in God? It’s the agnostic, the doubter who believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. I have been wondering how famous agnostics view God in relation to the awesome “creations” in the universe as amplified by the Bible verse:
October 3, 2022
NEXT to the President, the most powerful man in Malacañang is the Executive Secretary. But that’s getting ahead of the story. Right now, the image caught by my viewfinder is that of Pres. Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos and Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio wrecking each other discreetly through their common “friends”. It is no secret
September 30, 2022
“GRIN and bear it,” you must have heard, is advice asking a friend to accept something that he dislikes because there is no choice. This is the situation that confronts us electricity consumers. Yesterday’s news report was correct. The next time Mr. Bill knocks on the door, he would no longer be
September 23, 2022
SINCE 1972, I must have written 50 columns about the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos 50 years ago. Known as Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, we only knew about it two days late in the afternoon of Sept. 23. The radio stations and TV channels had
September 21, 2022
SINCE my previous articles on inflation have earned encouraging “likes,” let me write an update on the subject. While it’s not literally true that inflation has impoverished millionaires, the plain truth is that a million pesos today no longer makes its possessor rich. No thanks to the current 6.3% inflation rate, one
September 19, 2022