BRIDGES: Bringing an end to Ebola virus

SAMMY JULIAN ON the felicitous and joyous occasion of your natal day on Aug. 21, Don Alfonso Tan, kindly allow us, on behalf of Panay...

PEOPLE POWWOW: MIWD bankruptcy an ‘inside’ job

By HERBERT VEGO MANY weeks ago, we sent a reporter to interview Dr. Danilo Encarnacion, reinstated chairman of the Board of Directors of the Metro Iloilo...

WORM’S EYE VIEW: Under attack

BY ROMMEL YNION LIKE any media outfit, Aksyon Radyo in Iloilo City has played the role of a catalyst, often stepping on other people’s toes,...

BRIDGES: Rising joblessness amid claims of growing economy

BY SAMMY JULIAN DESPITE claims of an impressive growth rate, the Aquino administration seems to have failed to address the country’s high unemployment rate. According to...

ADVOCACY MINDANAO: My ‘unforgettables’

BY JESS DUREZA RECENTLY, it was a reunion of sorts for me with former colleague in Malacañang, Gabby Claudio (who served former presidents Fidel Ramos...

VIEWPOINTS: ‘Evangelii Gaudium’

BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ IN his Apostolic Exhortation “Joy of the Gospel” with the above-cited Latin title, Pope Francis recently voiced a distinctly timely concern...

PEOPLE POWWOW: Anti-depression drugs could not have saved Robbin Williams

By HERBERT VEGO THE other day, CNN interviewed friends and fellow actors of the late Hollywood comedian Robbin Williams. All of them gasped in disbelief that...

WORM’S EYE VIEW: The Toy Kingdom

BY ROMMEL YNION A YOUNG republic, barely older than the oldest man still alive today, our country is like a toddler, living each day as...

ACCENTS: ‘Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo’

BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC MISTY. I just couldn’t help being misty-eyed as I typed the title of this column. Sweet and bitter memories intermittently played up in...

BRIDGES: Take offs and landings: keys to a nation’s development

BY SAMMY JULIAN AIRPORTS are much more than places to catch planes, or do some duty-free shopping. They are among the largest investments a city...