VIEWPOINTS: So bad yet so right
ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
THERE are thoughts that are mean but they are fair and square. There are words that are bad yet they are understandable...
PEOPLE POWWOW: Quezon in a nutshell
By HERBERT VEGO
AS the month of August is about to end, I remember my Lola Maria, who died of tuberculosis in this month, circa...
WORM’S EYE VIEW: The Tip of the Iceberg
BY ROMMEL YNION
THE funny thing about Ilonggos is, they just don’t give a damn. It’s as if, in their eyes, the world is just...
PEOPLE POWWOW: Greed pulling Binay down? Or up?
By HERBERT VEGO
IF it’s really true that Vice President Jejomar Binay – while still mayor of Makati City – squandered P2.7 billion of government...
WORM’S EYE VIEW: The Science of Prayer
BY ROMMEL YNION
PEOPLE often wonder why they don’t get answers to their prayers no matter how much they prayed to God. And, frustrated, they...
RURAL UPDATE: The provincial evacuation center
BY JOHNNY NOVERA
WE read of the groundbreaking ceremony held recently in Barangay Tagbac Sur in Oton, Iloilo for the proposed site of a provincial evacuation center with a P10-million budget from the...
FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY: Human development contests
BY IKE SEÑERES
THE Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic devised by Pakistani economist Mahbub-ul Haq that was further improved by an international team...
PEOPLE POWWOW: ‘She-man’ on a cruise ship
BY HERBERT L. VEGO
ANY ordinary person lucky enough to qualify for a job on a cruise ship becomes “extraordinary.” He sails around the world...
WORM’S EYE VIEW: The Hand of God
BY ROMMEL YNION
IF we examine our history, we can discern how God worked in mysterious ways, knocking hard on the doors of our mind...
ACCENTS: A brighter day for little Chonalyn
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
JULY 27, 2014 was a day teetering between bright and bleak — the day when Philippine officials welcomed the birth of our...