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Friday, September 11, 2026

Just Another Day

Just another stupid notion

JUST recently the House of Representatives approved on final reading House Bill No. (HB) 7137 declaring Sept. 11 as “President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day”...

‘Hold on My Heart’

Hold on my heartThrow me a lifelineI'll keep a place for yousomewhere deep inside Hold on my heartPlease tell her to be patient'Cause there has...

‘The Great Gig in the Sky’

And I am not frightened of dyingany time will do, I don't mindwhy should I be frightened of dying?There's no reason for ityou’ve gotta...

The loneliness of a long distance runner, in retrospect

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinkingRacing around to come up behind you again.The sun is...

When the universe is against you …

A COUPLE of weeks back I wrote this: “So 30,000 less 4,000 equals to 26,000 still a long way to go…” As of this writing,...

The national hero paradox

THE QUESTION remains unanswered today and remains a paradox. Some even say it’s just utter nonsense. Today is supposed to be National Heroes Day yet...

‘Waiting in Vain’

But the waitin' feel is fineSo don't treat me like a puppet on a string'Cause I know how to do my thingDon't talk to...

‘A momentary lapse of reason’

AND here we are “ticking away the moments that make up a dull day waiting for someone or something to show you the way”...

Reminiscing ‘Calle Real’

TOMORROW, some 83 years ago, Aug. 25, 1937, Iloilo was formally inaugurated as a chartered city after the municipalities of La Paz, Mandurriao, Molo, and Arevalo were merged...

Marcial Bonifacio Day

AND here we go again. It’s that time of the year when the assassination of a Malaysian citizen, a certain Marcial Bonifacio, is celebrated...