Killing the mayors no solution to drug problem
TWO Filipino mayors gunned down in two days?
It was Tanauan City mayor Antonio Halili who fell dead from sniper fire while singing the national...
Jam-Jam running for congresswoman if…
THE ONLY deterrent to Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda’s intention to run for congresswoman of Iloilo City is “reconciliation” between Cong. Jerry Treñas and Mayor Jose...
Philippine peso ‘worst-performing’
AS OF yesterday, the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Philippine peso had climbed to P53.53. Good news for the dollar earners?
Unfortunately,...
God is not ‘stupid’
EVEN die-hard supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte find it inconvenient to defend his description of the Christians’ God as “stupid” for having created Adam...
Time is gold of various values
YOU and I have heard of the oft-quoted proverb, “Time is gold.”
Obviously, “gold” here stands for wealth that anybody may amass through wise use...
Pomperada: President of the World Youth Alliance
A YOUNG man from San Jose, Antique has assumed his second three-year term as president of the New York City-based World Youth Alliance (WYA)....
An afternoon with Antique’s lady governor
WHEN spouses Rolando and Mariquit Dy Buco suggested that we invite Gov. Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao for one of our monthly meetings, everybody agreed. Why...
If Jose Rizal were alive…
IF OUR national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal were alive, he would have turned very old at 157 today. Too bad he died very...
The ‘trade mission’ was no junket
HAVING already written columns and news on the “Iloilo City Trade Mission, Investment Forum, Fashion and Jewelry Show” shown in three United States locations,...
This accident could have impoverished a seaman
SHORTLY before going to New York City as delegate of the Iloilo City Trade Mission (to be discussed in next column), I dropped by...