The earth literally shook on September 30, 2025. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake with its epicenter in Bogo City in Cebu, Philippines, struck. The tremors were felt in the Visayas including Negros, Panay, and Guimaras. In Iloilo City, occupants of structures both high-rise and bungalows were jolted and forced to
October 4, 2025
A brewing issue on the validity of RA 12232 which postponed the December 2025 Barangay and SK elections to November 2026 has ripened into a legal controversy with petitions filed and are now pending in the Supreme Court. The barangay which precursor is the “barrio” is the smallest local
September 20, 2025
Owning a tract of land with no adequate outlet to a public highway could be such a bane. Isolated lands lose their potential when getting there would be cumbersome or risky. Yet, acquiring a road right of way (ROW) is not easy. It must be pointed out that every
September 13, 2025
This Sunday, bar examinees will troop to the designated testing sites to tackle the 2025 bar examinations slated on September 7, 10 and 14. Based on Bar Bulletin No. 3, June 20, 2025, posted by the Office of the 2025 Bar Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,
September 6, 2025
To say that the Filipino people are disgusted with ghost or substandard projects that have been recently exposed would be an understatement. People’s money, public funds, monies that ordinary people have earned through their hard and honest work, are being funneled to projects that are mere mirages or sand
August 30, 2025
When strolling around the Iloilo River Esplanade, one cannot help but feel blessed to have this brick-clad footpath that traces the riverbanks and where flowers abound from all sides, as their place for exercise. An aerial shot of the esplanade depicts a rather large stream that wriggles in the
August 25, 2025
Reports about minors misbehaving in Iloilo City have swirled on social media the past few days. There is this ruckus that minors caused in Gaisano shopping mall compound when groups of youths were recorded to be punching and hurting each other; and, then on a separate incident, students were
August 18, 2025
While staying in Manila for a few days for a string of bar review lectures for the upcoming 2025 Bar examinations in September, I had the chance to meet up with relatives and close family friends for some catching up. During occasions like these, recent events and politics would
August 14, 2025
So much has been said about the co-equality among the three major branches of government which are: the legislative, the executive and the judicial departments. Indeed, co-equality demands mutual respect and in turn, mutual respect, means finding ways to avoid encroaching on the other’s turf. The recent decision in
August 2, 2025
Trust is the glue that binds the parties together in a marriage. The faith that one spouse reposes on the other is nurtured as early as the courtship stage, must be present during the wedding, and must subsist throughout the marriage. When such trust is undermined or erodes, then
July 19, 2025
In today’s world, there are people who believe in marriage and there are those who don’t. Some who are afraid to commit to marriage may be afflicted with gamophobia. The opposite is a reckless penchant to enter into several marriages. In a sense, the latter may be worse than
July 12, 2025
By Atty. Eduardo T. Reyes III In a recent development in the United States, Federal District Courts had issued “universal injunctions” against executive officials under the Trump Administration enjoining them from enforcing policies relative to the issuance of Executive Order No. 14160 which identified certain individuals born in US soil but are “not subject to
July 5, 2025