“Scanner price accuracy is an important criterion for maintaining consumer confidence.” –Former Canadian Federal Competition Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein A recent trip to a local supermarket turned out to be more complicated than expected. With the store circular in hand, picked up an item that was marked on sale. As usual, there was a …
OPINION
No sympathy for Conor McGregor
“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 It’s not hard to like Khabib Nurmagomedov as an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) choker, but it is difficult to accept his manners and unrestrained …
Rep. Vicente ‘Ching’ Veloso, what argument are you advancing again?
“…I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen, the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise…” –Isaiah 43:20-21 I truly cannot understand the kind of argument Leyte third district Rep. Vicente ‘Ching’ Veloso is trying to justify by approving the …
Joshua Alim, a modern day Julius Caesar
“Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.” –Julius Caesar Iloilo City Councilor Joshua Alim made this Caesarean declaration on Facebook earlier this week: I have crossed the Rubicon…it’s congressman for 2019 – Ilonggos, I will fight for you. By refencing the Rubicon, a shallow river in northeast Italy, as the focal point of his …
A 15-0 victory
Grupo Progreso, under the direction of incumbent Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, is banking on a 15-0 victory in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. Their projection could become a reality if there are no strong candidates to put up a challenge. At present, it would appear nobody has declared their intentions to contest the incumbent. …
‘Ang Maestro,’ a different breed of radio program
“…But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate…” …
Learning tourism from others
I was recently invited on a familiarization tour of Bali, Indonesia. Landing at Ngurah Rai International Airport, the immigration process was swift and the well-placed signage ensures one will not get lost. It was an impressive terminal. There were no onlookers and bystanders were not allowed in the premises, a far cry from the airports …
The academician’s dilemma
Last Wednesday, Carlos Hilado Memorial State College recognized teachers who serve selflessly, with the current longest-serving faculty member logging 40 years at the job. In two or three years, the longest-serving will retire. I asked him, “What are your plans after retirement?” The educator said he intended to continue his ‘apostolic duty’ (a.k.a. taking care …
Wealth can destroy a family
All business owners, meaning anyone who owns anything of value that will be passed on to the next generation have the potential to destroy their families through poorly planned and unclear succession and wealth transition process. And it is never enough to seal family harmony when you require your children to regularly troop to your …
Ilonggos must bring back the Gonzalezes
“I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.” –Lee H. Hamilton With no offspring of former Justice Secretary Raul M. Gonzalez, Sr. being considered by leading political parties to run in the upcoming 2019 …