Drainage reform should be Iloilo’s next big infrastructure priority

TROPICAL Storm “Ramil” has once again revealed what Ilonggos have long known but the government has failed to act upon — that Iloilo’s drainage...

Shoes for readiness, challenges, dreams

SHOES are in the Bible. The Holy Scripture says they symbolize readiness to face challenges and fuel one’s dreams.Thus, every story about shoes speaks...

Inside the mind of a champion, 1

CHAMPIONS don’t become champions in the ring or on the field alone. The real battle takes place within the mind and that’s where true...

Phivolcs: ‘Yung lindol hindi naman nakakamatay!’

STRANGE para sa aton nga mga ordinaryo nga mga pumuluyo ang ginsiling ni Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol sa isa ka interbyu, nga indi man...

Spiritual chastity before bodily chastity

CHRIST was quite clear about this point. In the gospel of St. Matthew which is the gospel reading for the Mass on Friday of...

‘Kung walang makukulong…’

“WE’VE now reached the ‘lawyer up stage’ in the flood control mess. The people’s outrage has subsided and been transformed into memes, while the...

The ‘lame duck’ effect, 1

IT WASN’T a grand proclamation, but it struck a nerve. On Bombo Radyo, Iloilo-based political law professor and arbitration expert Atty. Joenar Pueblo voiced what...
Editorial Cartoon for October 21, 2025

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Cycle of floods and forgetting: Why Capiz must break free

TROPICAL Storm “Ramil” has once again laid bare the painful truth: Capiz remains trapped in a cycle of floods, destruction, and short-lived recovery. Every...

Endless cycle of corruption

REGARDLESS of where you are in the Philippines people assess winnability at the polls through a candidate’s vaunted political machinery. In turn, with very few...