Albayalde’s resignation won’t stop drugs
YESTERDAY’S sudden resignation of
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde has whipped up
speculations. The rabid supporters of President Duterte think he was
“sacrificed” to...
Traffic problem may drive Manilans to Iloilo
IT
was in 1981 when I left behind 14 years of life in Metro Manila to reside and
work in Iloilo City, my birth place. I...
Calling for Mayor Treñas’ mediation
SUNDAY morning saw me entering gate 8
of Central Philippine University (CPU) while its giant generator was roaring –
a sure indicator that the power-distribution system...
Let us shun religious bigotry
A
RELIGION-ORIENTED radio station repeatedly quotes the first three verses of
Romans 13: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there
is no authority...
Missing Hiligaynon and Quin Baterna
AT FIRST, I could not believe my artist friend
Art Geroche when he said that Hiligaynon magazine had died a natural
death due to loss of...
Power users wary over ‘refundables’
BUSINESSMEN and residents of Iloilo
City fear that the inaction of Panay Electric Co. (PECO) on their complaints
shows that the company is “resigned” to its...
On transport strike and street poles
YESTERDAY’S nationwide transport strike was
legal, falling within the ambit of the Bill of Rights guaranteed by Article
III, Section 4 of the Philippine Constitution: “No...
Cong, Jam-jam in the eye of the storm?
TO SAY that
somebody is in the eye of the storm is probably too harsh to describe Rep.
Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda. The exaggeration is intentional because...
Power consumers in Iloilo restless
SEVEN months and 10 days have passed
since Feb. 14, 2019 when President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act
(RA) 11212 “granting MORE Electric and...
The journalist who flew around the world
DOES the name Enrique “Rex” Viejon Jr. ring a
bell? It sure does to his friends, townmates and playmates of long ago.
The last time I...