Is Negros a haven for cigarette smuggling?
THERE’S another troubling development currently hounding authorities in Negros Occidental.
A recent series of raids and seizures has raised eyebrows, prompting a pressing question: Is...
‘Unreachable’
FOR THE first time, I am writing a column that calls out a regional director in both the Negros Island Region (NIR) and Western...
MJ for vaping: not new, but alarming
A POLICE raid in a posh subdivision in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, on Tuesday, May 27, led authorities to uncover a disturbing trend —...
An added jab to the odds
I WAS IN Iloilo City, and later in Guimaras Island, when news broke out about the graft complaints filed before the Office of the...
An interplay of music and politics
MATTHEW LOUIS “Matt” Malacon is a quiet young man — often dismissed as a “nobody.”But wait — this “nobody” has just made history in...
Bombo Greg
BOMBO GREG was once a household name in Bacolod City, stirring the airwaves from 1993 to 2001 with his hard-hitting commentaries on local, national,...
‘Miranda Doctrine’
IN THE LEGAL world, the term Miranda Doctrine typically brings to mind the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda vs Arizona. This doctrine...
A bittersweet victory for Silay’s ex-guard
IN THE 2022 elections, Silay City, Negros Occidental witnessed a stunning political upset when Joedith Gallego unseated sugar planter and political heavyweight Mark Golez.
It...
Power(ful) vow & labor vote
TWO days left — and aha, it’s election day!
Naturally, wherever you go, people are buzzing about the elections—winnable candidates, alleged vote buying and...
Deadly maybes
MY PEACEFUL Sunday at church on May 4 was abruptly shattered by news of a deadly car crash at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...