Finally football returns to Iloilo

BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR. February 7, 2018 NOW if only the greatest footballer in the history of FC Barcelona and the Philippines, Paulino Alcantara, were alive...

Red tape measures

BY AYIN DREAM D. APLASCA February 7, 2018 A FEW days ago, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) reported that government offices and government-owned and -controlled corporations...

We’re hot, but not overheating

BY MANNY VILLAR February 7, 2018 BLAME it on the impressive performance of the economy—traditionally, it should have been lackluster, coming after an election year—but gross...

Learning from Mayon

EDITORIAL February 6, 2018 THE RESTIVE Mayon Volcano may be far away from Western Visayas but we can certainly learn something from how local governments in...

Separate personality

BY AYIN DREAM D. APLASCA February 6, 2018 IT’S BEEN a while since my last article. I’m supposed to write my legal standpoint regarding the Securities...

A scholar comes home

BY HERBERT VEGO February 6, 2018 AT AGE six, he was already in Grade 2, besting his eight-year-old classmates at the Kaunlaran Learning Center in Miag-ao,...

OPG

BY NEIL HONEYMAN February 6, 2018 THE OFFICE of Participatory Governance (OPC) exhorts us to be more active in governance. Well said! A robust national conversation...

Self-serving

EDITORIAL February 5, 2018 WHILE billions of pesos were reported lost in the Napoles pork barrel scam, Charter change proponents would like to “constitutionalize” a system...

Candelaria, religious or animal cruelty fiesta?

BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR. February 5, 2018 FRIDAY last week, Feb. 2, was the longest-running and most popular fiesta in Iloilo City and perhaps in the...

Popularity, profitability of native chicken

BY JULIO P. YAP JR. February 5, 2018 THE meat of native chicken has been known for its taste, flavour, and texture – making the breed...