The Jigger
BY MATÈ ESPINA
IT WAS shocking to hear about the passing of a good friend and fellow Rotarian, Prof. Jigger Latoza. Another good man gone...
Ups and down
BY MATÈ ESPINA
YESTERDAY, most Ilonggos were glued to the live streaming of the 69th Miss Universe Pageant to cheer on our country’s bet, Rabiya...
Frequent brownout, who’s to blame?
BY MATÈ ESPINA
THESE past weeks, we’ve experienced several power outages almost on a daily basis. Sometimes it goes off for several minutes, at times...
Hit and miss
BY MATÈ ESPINA
WE HAVE been under the pandemic for over a year now yet the national government continues to dish out regulations that are...
Vaccine drive
BY MATÈ ESPINA
AFTER months of advocacy to sign-up for the COVID-19 vaccination program, people are starting to listen, some even panicking, now that they...
Cano Tan, vindicated
BY MATÈ ESPINA
BARRY Manillow’s “I made it through the rain” became the theme song of former Bacolod City councilor Ricardo “Cano” Tan at his...
Kabalan
BY MATÈ ESPINA
AN ONLINE Hiligaynon dictionary translates “kabalan” in English as tough, thick-skinned, unfeeling, or having a dulled sense of pain.
And while I agree...
Let the games begin
BY MATÈ ESPINA
ELECTION fever has started and there is nothing bigger to watch out for in this part of Western Visayas than the so-called...
Vaccines for chief execs
BY MATÈ ESPINA
THE UNABATED rise of COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental warranted the vaccination of local government chief executives were the number of COVID-19...
COVID cases in Negros continue to surge
BY MATÈ ESPINA
ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 hit an all-time high in Negros Occidental, registering 1,936 as of Thursday, the highest since the pandemic reached...