Tag: Iloilo Opinion news

By: Edgar Mana-ay LAST week was the start of the filing of candidacy for those interested to run for the May 2019 election. At stake are senatorial, congressional, gubernatorial, mayorship, and councilor positions all over the country. Again, the ordinary person on the street will be bombarded with propaganda and promotion by candidates who will always […]

TAKING over Baciwa. I am shifting the focus of our discussion on the water crisis of Bacolod because of the speed with which the set-up and planned takeover of the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) needs to be brought forward. This is necessary so the concessionaires be forewarned and hopefully stop this from happening, aside […]

“I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job.”- Margaret Thatcher NEW YORK CITY – Unknown to many people, Ilonggo senatorial candidate Mel Carreon, the object of ridicule and laughter from characters who didn’t take his candidacy in the past elections seriously, […]

AFTER a heated debate among members of President Duterte’s cabinet, the decision has been harsh to some: opening the importation of rice. Such option is optimal if many must survive with the 6.7% inflation rate (recorded in September, 2018) impacting the decency and sanity of citizens. There is a moral dilemma in choosing between the […]

WE need to know the character of our human acts, i.e., those acts that we do knowingly and willingly. In other words, human acts are those we do freely, for which we are therefore responsible. They have to be distinguished from the acts of man which are those we do by instinct and by other […]

“It’s so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.” – Joyce Meyer NEW YORK CITY – The excuse that “nabutang kami sa tunga” (we are caught in the middle of things) won’t hold water […]

LAST week I wrote about the Holy Rosary, a prayer that is powerful weapon among the Catholics but derided by anti-Catholics as sacrilegious because they claim Catholics pray to the Blessed Mother when people should pray only to God. To the mind and propaganda of non-believers, the devotion to Mary is idolatry. To the mind […]

A BARGAIN with the devil only leads to destruction and downfall. Harry Roque learned this bitter lesson in life too late. Harry Roque, a former human rights lawyer harboring senatorial ambition struck a Faustian bargain with Du30 believing it is a good career move. Now Roque has a rude and harsh awakening – he made […]

THREE important items capped this week’s investor related news. First was the opening of the Mindanao hub of popular online retailer Lazada. This warehouse will serve the island’s economy where online sales have boomed in recent years. This will also provide a channel for some 500 Mindanao based retailers who sell their products through the […]

IN August when the inflation rate was reported to have breached the 4.7% mark, government fiscal authorities assured the country that the situation is not alarming and under control. The Central Bank did act by increasing interest rates by .5%. That did not change the situation, in fact, the inflation rate continued to rise and […]

“I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because the other guys talk too much, and… I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has.”-Khabib Nurmagomedov NEW YORK CITY – It isn’t difficult to like Khabib Nurmagomedov as an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) choker, but it’s difficult to accept his manners and […]

A GOOD number of people seem to be worrying about a growing budget deficit. While there may be some concern over the deficit, history has shown that maintaining a budget surplus on the other hand, also has its disadvantages. The past administration was famous for keeping the deficit low while achieving high growth while under spending on […]