Renewing the old Iloilo City
ONE does not pass by the plaza of Jaro, Iloilo City without staring at the restored old municipal building (circa 1930) that now houses...
The ties that bind GMA to her warring Ilonggo friends
NO DOUBT, Cong. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s unexpected accession to the Speaker’s “throne” may yet reshape the political landscape of both the city and province of...
Bangkok’s alternative to drug-pushing
WHILE in Bangkok, Thailand, we found ourselves striding through Patphong Night Market, the famous alley offering distinctively different products. On one side of the...
Media should junk political surveys
IN A PAST column, this corner debunked a Pulse Asia survey alleging that if a senatorial race were held in the specified survey period...
Second thoughts on Christianity
IF CHRISTIANITY were an effective catalyst for change, the Philippines would be full of Christ-like individuals. Government officials would be walking their “pro-people” talk....
Desperately railroading the BBL
IT’S SIMILAR to the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that the previous Aquino administration failed to pass due to strong opposition from the Senate.
But...
A powwow with student journalists
WHEN four female student journalists from the West Visayas State University (WVSU) asked to interview me, I initially protested. It did not seem right...
Resist mind-conditioning senatorial surveys
WAS THERE really a survey conducted between March 23 and 28 this year to showcase the probable front runners in the May 2019 senatorial...
We know when Duterte is wrong
NOBODY took Rodrigo Duterte seriously when he announced his resignation from the presidency if a dead Christian could come down from heaven and show...
Bracing for a super typhoon
AS I WAS writing this yesterday, somebody from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) was reporting on radio about super typhoon...