ON Father’s Day, my son in New York City sent me a few hundred dollars. Not bad at this time when we Filipinos are hard-hit by inflation. A dollar is now worth 54 pesos. I remember that as a child in the 1950s, I had always looked forward to a share of
June 24, 2022
IN a past column, I recently mentioned the case of a friend, 39-year-old Argie Caro, who remains on the “waiting list” for hospitalization at the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) in Iloilo City because the free ward there is still fully occupied. He counts on the intercession of Rep. Julienne
June 22, 2022
FRIDAY night, the facade of the majestic Roman Catholic church at Molo Plaza, Iloilo City, glittered like gold with the switch-on of its newly installed floodlights. “Rightfully deserved” was how Sir Roel Z. Castro, president and chief executive officer of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), described the special contribution of
June 20, 2022
IS this now the solution to the problem of the sick but hard-up residents of Iloilo City who could die while eternally waiting for a ward vacancy in any of the two public hospitals here? Well then, let us thank our congresswoman, Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda, whose House Bill 10464 — “an act
June 17, 2022
CONGRESSMAN-ELECT Dr. Ferj Biron (4th Dist., Iloilo) is enthusiastic over the expansion of the franchise of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) from Iloilo City to 15 towns and one component city of Iloilo province. One of the principal authors of the franchise bill (HB 10271) is his son, Cong. Braeden John
June 15, 2022
UNTIL now, we have yet to hear Vice President Leni Robredo verbally concede to presidential opponent Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. despite the latter’s overwhelming 31 million votes against her 15 million. She does not have to. No doubt she could not believe those figures churned by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). However,
June 13, 2022
“WHAT’s so good about using English idioms?” a high school student asked me after I had finished my lecture on the use of idioms in column writing. I favored him with a brief answer. I told the class that using idiomatic expressions or idioms is indeed an important technique in transmitting “visual”
June 10, 2022
AS I was writing this yesterday, Bulusan Volcano in the Bicol province of Sorsogon was on its third day of phreatic (steam-driven) ash eruptions, affecting 2,784 families or 13,920 individuals on 2,683.40 hectares of agricultural land. Toxic gases emitting from this volcano could mix with water vapor and form acid rain, which
June 8, 2022
WELCOME to the province of Iloilo, MORE Electric and Power Corporation! MORE Power for short, Iloilo City’s electricity-distribution utility is expanding its franchise to 15 towns and a component city of the province in view of the impending passage into law of the bill (HB 10306) that has just passed the Senate
June 3, 2022
FIFTEEN towns and a component city in the province of Iloilo may now choose between their existing electricity distributor, Iloilo Electric Cooperative (ILECO), and upcoming alternative MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power). That was the “next picture” announced at the session hall of the Senate the other day with the approval
June 1, 2022