Coping with dengue, other diseases
ILOILO governor Arthur Defensor Jr., so reported this paper yesterday,
had issued an executive order declaring a dengue outbreak – what with 560
dengue patients congesting...
Who could have predicted Jam-jam’s destiny?
“WHO would have thought I would be here this morning?”
This was the question that Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda asked the moment
she was on stage for...
What’s PECO trying to prove?
OF WHAT good to
residents of Iloilo City is the complaint filed by Panay Electric Co. (PECO)
against four persons – former councilors Joshua Alim and...
Reviewing our muddled defense treaties
SAD is the reality that in the Supreme Court, only Senior Associate
Justice Antonio Carpio is man enough to remind the President that China has...
The logic behind cremation
THE LATE movie actor Eddie Garcia
was cremated Friday morning (June 21), his ashes scattered on Manila Bay, in
accordance with his death wish. His partner...
Bracing for the rainy days ahead
IT HAS BEEN one week since the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared rainy season this year “open”.
Well and good, it’s long...
Death penalty would not scare drug lords
THE election of new senators identified with President Rodrigo Duterte could result in the near-unanimous passage of a law re-imposing death penalty on heinous...
Pecking PECO for refund
HENNING BLEGVAD, a Danish octogenarian at Fil-Estate Subdivision in La Paz, Iloilo City, was telling us that he had been going to the office...
Why does PECO want to gag the media?
THIS WRITER could hardly believe broadcaster Regan Arlos yesterday morning. He was questioning the act of Panay Electric Co. (PECO) asking the court to...
The urgency of PECO-to-MORE transition
IT IS UNFORTUNATE that conflict of interest has derailed the smooth turnover of electricity distribution in Iloilo City from Panay Electric Co. (PECO) to...