Are government agencies supportive of tourism promotion?
COFFEE chatting has resumed, and those passionate about tourism promotion recently shared their thoughts over dessert, discussing what they perceive as the indifference of...
8 senators for every island
IN THE PHILIPPINES, a longstanding political tradition allows senatorial candidates to emerge from any part of the country, provided they can read, write, and...
Is MTRCB failing to censor ‘teleseryes’?
I WAS recently invited by a golfer to join a coffee gathering at a popular café, where his business associates and a sugar planter...
No money, don’t run
THE RECENT barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections across the nation sparked widespread discussion. Politicians flexed their muscles and brains to ensure their chosen candidates...
Coffee cuppers stir the NIR blend
IN THE QUIET corners of coffee shops, coffee cuppers stirred their NIR blend while discussing the future of Negros Island.
There has been a soft...
How is education in our country?
MANY reactions have arisen since schools opened last month in our country. There's been debate about the quality of education needed to elevate the...
Coffee at its best
A FEW months ago, I had a coffee chat with some friends – a sportsman, a publicist and a retired politician. We have not...
Are these candidates really serious?
IT HAS BEEN the talk in coffee shops and beer joints – the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next month. Thousands have filed...
Transport modernization
THE PHILIPPINES’ “king of the road” has always been the world-famous jeepney. Decades back in Metro Manila, the dominant jeepney design was by the...
Negros Island Region
THE BREWING talk of coffee drinkers recently was the proposed formation of the Negros Island Region or NIR. It was a good matter to...