A Filipina nanny in Saudi Arabia
THE TYPICAL Filipina nanny in Saudi Arabia is well-respected even in the homes of princes and princesses.
So said our informant, Kristine Dela Peña of...
The law calls for MORE-PECO teamwork
“PARTING is such sweet sorrow,” says a goodbye line from Juliet to Romeo in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. What makes their sorrowful...
Miss Universe and the question ‘why’
THIS corner salutes Miss Universe Catriona Gray for challenging the Duterte government to "readjust" its focus on why children commit crimes, not on lowering...
From carnivore to semi-vegetarian
IN MY childhood years in Antique, my late mother would often come home from the market with fresh beef which she would cook on...
The ‘loss’ of Loren Legarda
IT’S A LOSS that could turn Sen. Loren Legarda into first lady representative of the lone district of Antique. It’s truly good for her...
MORE Power definitely coming in
THIS writer has made no secret of his wish for MORE Electric and Power Corporation to succeed Panay Electric Company (PECO) as electricity distributor...
Giving love on Valentine’s Day
WHY is today, February 14, celebrated as Valentine’s Day? It’s not a holiday, but the whole world recognizes it as lovers’ day when married...
Why the flip-flop on death penalty?
AN UNUSUAL “change of heart within 48 hours” among congressmen permeated the deliberation on House Bill 8909 re-imposing death penalty on illegal drug possessors....
Taking up the cudgels for a deprived Ilonggo drug discoverer
IN 2011, this corner echoed the unfulfilled claim of a friend, the late Dr. Abelardo
Aguilar, who had fought for a multi-million-dollar royalty from a...
PECO-to-MORE countdown
WHAT’S up on Iloilo City’s power front? To borrow an idea from a recent Lapsus Calami column, outgoing power-distribution franchisee Panay Electric Company (PECO)...