“Good luck needs no explanation.” – Shirley Temple It was a tight decision. In boxing, the defeat of Panay Electric Company (PECO) to More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE) in the Supreme Court (SC) was a split decision, not a technical knockout (TKO). Since “it wasn’t a convincing win,” PECO is still hoping for a …
OPINION
The devil and us
We should never take the devil for granted. They are always around, ever scheming and plotting against us in many, many ways, and often in a manner that is so subtle that we may not even notice him. As St. Peter would put in his first letter: “Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a …
Rats in the underground justice system
President Rodrigo Duterte recently appointed Police Lieutenant General Camilo Cascolan as the new chief of the Philippine National Police. Cascolan is admittedly the co-author of the Philippine National Police drug manual Oplan Double Barrel, alongside Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa who used to be his boss at the PNP. The two barrels of the Oplan are …
Coronavirus zaps famous store near WTC
“It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson This is not the famous Century 21 in Subic Bay Philippines, touted as “the world’s largest and the most trusted real estate sales and brokerage organization.” …
Digital payment: safety, efficiency in the next normal
A recent article in The Economist focused on one of the game-changing effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic — the need to digitize government services. With the pandemic effectively shutting down physical interaction, government services have to be available in the virtual world. This is particularly important when it comes to releasing government benefits that …
Spiritual healing in a science of thought
“The mind when it has an old experience will add that data into its current experience, and it keeps coming up with wrong answers.” – L. Ron Hubbard One of the most accessible and popular books that we always see when we go to the bookstores in the Philippines and abroad is L. Ron …
With a little help from us
Yes, with a little help from us the full wonder of God’s grace would be revealed to us. This was articulated by Christ himself when he compared the Kingdom of God to how a seed grows. (cfr. Mk 4, 26-34) “It is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would …
Survival of drivers
At the rate the country is managing the Covid-19 pandemic, an economic crisis is obviously seen in the picture. Jeepney, bus, taxi, and tricycle drivers as well as the TNVS drivers feel the pain of financial breakdown. While the national government leaders are doing their best to undertake the best there is on health protocols, …
BACIWA employees’ salaries, allowances and benefits
The plight of the employees of Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) under the public private partnership (PPP) joint venture with PrimeWater is being taken cared of, according to Board Chairman, Atty. Lorendo Dilag. It is the board’s primordial concern that their salaries, benefits and allowances are in place. Based on the PPP Governing Board, all …
Kapahamakan sa 38 Pinoy na nawawala sa barkong lumubog, ibinabala
“Ang mga anak niyong mga babae at mga lalaki ay kitang-kita ninyong ibibigay sa ibang mga bansa. Wala kayong magagawa sa panahong nagdaranas sila ng kapighatian o kapariwaraan…” – Deuteronomy 28:32, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya KAPAHAMAKAN SA 38 PINOY NA NAGLILINGKOD SA MGA DAYUHAN, IBINABALA NG BIBLIYA: Isa sa mga nakakalungkot na balita sa …