Dinagyang, just one of the many tourism delights
ALL roads lead to
Iloilo City today for the Dinagyang – a unique Ilonggo festival that literally
means “merrymaking,” unfolding every fourth Sunday of January. First-time
tourists...
PECO should look at the brighter side
JUDGE Daniel Antonio Gerardo Amular of
the Regional Trial Court (RTC Branch 35, Iloilo City) has inhibited himself
from rendering judgment on the expropriation case filed...
The plain truth about Dinagyang
NO DOUBT the
Dinagyang Festival occupies a top niche among tourism events in the Philippines
because of its colorful tribal presentations. But as a non-conformist,
this writer...
‘When the going gets tough…’
ONE week has
passed since the first day Taal Volcano in Taal, Batangas exploded on Sunday
(Jan. 12, 2020) driving half a million people thereat and...
In behalf of power consumers
THE GIANT generating
set of Central Philippine University (CPU) was roaring when we entered the
campus at 10:15 a.m. yesterday – an indication that Panay Electric...
Time for PECO to switch off
LAWYERS I have talked to have not
encountered a case where a litigant openly disobeyed a law and profited from
it.
It’s only now, with Panay...
How Australia deals with drug users
AUSTRALIA, the “country down under,” has an
estimated three million of its residents addicted to prohibited drugs.
But drug abuse is not considered a crime; it...
More population means more pollution
WHY DO ordinary people risk life and
limb in selling shabu?
A tricycle driver, jailed for pushing
the drug, told a TV reporter, “My tricycle income...
PECO has no reason to stay in business
IT BAFFLES us
that Panay Electric Co. (PECO) keeps on disobeying the law (Republic Act 11212)
that awarded to MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power)...
Who were the ‘three kings’?
TO PIOUS Christians, the 12 days of
Christmas are not over yet. The season is supposed to end on the 12th day
-- in Catholic calendar known...