
Limahong, the Chinese invader
FOLLOWING the publication of my column on the celebration of the Chinese New Year this week, my friend Bogz Balonzo asked, “Who came to the Philippine...

FOLLOWING the publication of my column on the celebration of the Chinese New Year this week, my friend Bogz Balonzo asked, “Who came to the Philippine...

THERE is no way to go for Senator Loren Legarda and Antique Governor Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao but break their political alliance due to personal differe...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has, through Proclamation No. 453, declared the forthcoming Friday, February 9, 2024, a special non-working day for the...

DID veteran actor Ronaldo Valdez really commit suicide due to depression? This has never been confirmed by his two children. But the 77-year-old actor...

IN local lingo, “lutong makaw” (derived from Macau Island, off the coast of Hong Kong) refers to a rigged decision resulting from a pre-arranged win o...

WHILE in Singapore, I spent time reading a coffee-table book in a hotel lobby. It chronicled the beginnings of international corporations, including C...

By Herbert Vego THAT the annual Dinagyang Festival stands out as Iloilo City’s top tourism event, there is no doubt. Both Filipino and foreign tourist...

WHILE I have no role whatsoever in promoting the forthcoming Iloilo Dinagyang Festival on Saturday and Sunday, friends and relatives have been asking ...

IN 1973 when my only son came into this world, I asked for God’s guidance on how to rear him properly. Lifting page after page of the Bible, I finally...