WELL and good, the controversial blogger has apologized to whomever he had displeased for posting in the social media words that some people felt were sacrilegious. Adam Nerpiol, whose Facebook account is “Kalinti by TBON,” had been tapped by the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) and Iloilo City Hall to lead the
November 3, 2023
ON Wednesday (Nov. 1), no doubt millions of us Filipinos will trek to the cemeteries to pay homage to our departed loved ones. It’s All Saints’ Day. It is also a reminder: “To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under the heavens: A time to be born
October 30, 2023
WHAT’s life without electricity? Can we imagine city life without it? No need to just imagine because we experience it on days when power trips off. When limited to a portion of the power-coverage area – presumably secondary to a lightning strike or strong winds knocking down power lines — we call it
October 27, 2023
BECAUSE of the Sandiganbayan’s decision dismissing the graft case against Antique Governor Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao, she may now be laughing aloud, enjoying her uninterrupted power at the provincial capitol. A provincial board member yesterday asked for my opinion on the Sandiganbayan’s amended order which lifted her unimplemented 90-day preventive suspension, citing “lack
October 25, 2023
AS cracks continue to blur the “unity” between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, we can’t help but wonder why the legitimate opposition remains voiceless. Not even the “defeated” presidential candidate, former Vice President Leni Robredo, has broken her silence. Methinks she knows she was the true winner
October 23, 2023
WHILE slowing down to stop my car as the traffic lights turned from green to yellow and red, I had the misfortune of getting bumped by another car. I got mad, knowing it was the other driver’s fault. I was in the mood for word war until I recalled my doctor’s “formula” to
October 20, 2023
IN a past column, I deplored the opinion of the late Pope Benedict XVI justifying the ban of women priests as part of the Church’s “divine constitution.” “My real program of governance,” he said, “is not to do my own will, not to pursue my own ideas, but to listen, together with
October 18, 2023
WITH Vice President Sara Duterte as head of our Department of Education (DepEd), I see no better luck for our students. She has done nothing better than order school officials to strip classroom walls of everything, including traditional educational posters and other visual teaching aids. It’s no laughing matter, but I laughed
October 16, 2023
ONE month ago, this corner predicted that Pres. Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos and Vice-President Sara Duterte would break their “uniteam” for a still unspecified reason. But now there is no doubt that with the dissolution of her ₱650-million “confidential funds” in one fell swoop, there must be truth to it. However, there could
October 13, 2023
I believe in God without being religious. I am even open to agnosticism or uncertainty about God’s existence. The agnostic believes that there is no way of knowing whether God exists or not. For his own sake, however, he may transform into a believer influenced by “Pascal’s wager,” which posits that individuals
October 11, 2023
THIS time, will it ripen into law? As widely covered by the media, the Senate committee on women, children, family relation, and gender equality has approved a consolidated measure (Senate Bill No. 2443) on absolute divorce which would provide “protections to the parties to the marriage and its common children, amending for
October 9, 2023
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