Accents: A father lovingly remembered
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
IN celebration of Father’s Day, June 15, I ask for your kind indulgence, dear reader, in sharing with me this remembrance of...
Anything under the sun: San Antonio de Padua
BY ATTY. REX S. SALVILLA
ON June 13, Catholics celebrated the fiesta of San Antonio de Padua – a saint of many miracles. Here are...
Bridges: Interventionism
SAMMY JULIAN
THE recent statement made by United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg during the turnover of command of the US Joint Special...
Viewpoints: Democracy vs ‘democrazy’
ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
IT IS neither profound nor enigmatic, much less novel or mystical.
As the word “democracy” is well-known and often invoked, the term “democrazy”...
People Powwow: Disabled seamen may apply for bigger disability benefits abroad
BY HERBERT VEGO
AS this corner has repeatedly espoused, disabled seamen on overseas vessels are entitled to disability benefits. More often than not, however, they...
Worm’s Eye View: Muckraking 101
BY ROMMEL YNION
AS they say, ignorance is bliss. And how I wish I was as ignorant as most journalists today so I could, at...
Bridges: Resettled
BY SAMMY JULIAN
FROM a sleepy village with a population of less than 1,000, Brgy. Jolog in Estancia, Iloilo will soon be transformed into a...
Anything under the sun: Philippine Revolution vignettes
BY ATTY. REX SALVILLA
AS we celebrate Philippine Independence Day, here are three little known facts concerning West Visayans.
1. When President Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the...
Advocacy Mindanao: Duterte: I don’t want to go to jail!
BY JESS DUREZA
WHILE several sectors are encouraging Mayor Rody Duterte to run for Philippine president, he has a way of saying: “Thanks, but no...
People Powwow: Bracing for Independence Day
BY HERBERT VEGO
ONE day from now – June 12, 2014 – we will be celebrating for the 53rd time Philippine Independence Day. Why only 53rd when it was on...