IF he were a Japanese, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla might have already committed suicide because of the arrest of his son Juanito Jose for illegal possession of kush or high-grade marijuana. We are not asking him to do that. Let him just resign out of delicadeza. Sad to say, resignation is
October 17, 2022
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
By Herbert Vego THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has come up with a well-publicized CCTV footage of one of the two tandem bikers who could have murdered the Manila-based broadcaster Percival Mabasa, better known as Percy Lapid in his radio program “Lapid Fire” on DWBL. Presuming they go as far as arresting the assassin, will
October 10, 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
By Herbert Vego I RECENTLY had the opportunity to sit down with fresh Mass-Com graduates from the West Visayas State University. They wanted me for a two cents’ worth of advice. One of them asked whether working for a newspaper was fulfilling. “I took up Journalism more than 50 years ago,” I candidly answered. “Money
September 28, 2022
By Herbert Vego NO consumer wants an increase in prices of basic commodities. It’s a truism that applies to electricity, which is a critical component of our comfort zone. However, we have to embrace that reality – unless we are willing to slide back to the “kingki” period. Still we see people criticizing the electricity-distribution
September 26, 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