IS the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) losing? If that is so, more than 200,000 electricity users would suffer. Its coverage areas include the cities of Victorias, Cadiz, Sagay, Escalante, and San Carlos, as well as the municipalities of E.B. Magalona, Manapla, Toboso, and Calatrava in Negros Occidental. This corner agrees with
October 22, 2025
THE latest report from the Department of Health of Australia reveals that “one in six Australians have a drug addiction.” This was reported online last Thursday (October 16, 2025) by Dr. Kent S. Hoffman and Jessica Miller of AddictionHelp.com. The “country down under” has an estimated three million of its residents addicted
October 20, 2025
IN a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may favor divorce bill “if its provisions are sound.” She recalled that in 2022, then-presidential aspirant Marcos had expressed openness to legalizing divorce. The Philippines and the Vatican City are the only two countries with no divorce
October 17, 2025
WE don’t need a survey to know that most Filipino wage earners need better income to cope with increasing prices of prime commodities. Even we who consider ourselves “middle class” do not earn enough to buy all our needs and wants. It may be logical that Senators Bam Aquino and Risa Hontiveros
October 15, 2025
THERE is an obvious reason why former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel — British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman — has been trying hard to stall his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague for “crimes against humanity. My opinion is that he sees no chance of overturning the prosecution’s evidence.
October 13, 2025
IF Christianity were an effective catalyst for change, the Philippines would be full of Christ-like individuals. Government officials would be walking their “pro-people” talk. Church leaders and followers would ostracize oppressive politicians. Graft and corruption would vanish. With few criminals, we would take pride in being the only Christian nation in Asia.
October 10, 2025
WAS Senator Alan Peter Cayetano serious when he challenged his fellow legislators in the Senate and House of Representatives to resign due to “declining public trust in political leaders?” He proposed a “fresh start” through a snap election that would cover President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte and all senators
October 8, 2025
The Philippines, like many small countries, is often left to defend its own digital ecosystems. The Philippines has experienced major cyberattacks targeting government agencies, public schools, and even the private sector. The country’s reactive and technology-centric approach to cybersecurity is often a product of fragmented policies, inadequate resources, and traditional
October 8, 2025
THE way the British-Israeli lawyer of former president Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte handles his case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, it is obvious that he does not have what it takes to prove him “not guilty of crimes against humanity.” You see, he has been moving heaven and earth to
October 6, 2025
MY fearless prediction is that the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague will not grant the Philippine Senate’s resolution asking it to move former president Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte out of the Scheveningen prison and place him under house arrest elsewhere for “humanitarian considerations.” Fifteen senators approved Resolution No. 144 on Oct.
October 3, 2025
By Herbert Vego “YOU cannot serve God and mammon,” Jesus preached to his disciples in the sermon on the mount. This verse (Matthew 6:24) means that a person cannot serve both God and wealth. Sad to say, present-day Christian evangelists do not show it. We are all familiar with a father-and-son tandem who now prioritizes
October 1, 2025
IF YOU are one of us senior citizens, you would not always welcome the privilege of “enjoying” discounts on prescription drugs. Sickness is never enjoyable, no matter how cheaper the medicines cost. A truly healthy person needs no medicine to get by. But do we have a better choice whenever the need
September 29, 2025