“Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.” –Donald Rumsfeld We still have faith in our Western Visayas representatives, even if the authenticity of their independence has been under a microscope after constituents believed their unanimous approval of the death penalty revealed …
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Promoting Bacolod City, Negros to northern Mindanao
Last Thursday, I took the maiden Cebu Pacific Air Bacolod City-Cagayan de Oro flight, hosted by Department of Tourism-Region X (DOT-10) Director May Unchuan. It was my first time in northern Mindanao and I was provided a tour of Iligan City, a RoRo crossing to Ozamiz City, and spent the night in Oroquieta City. Misamis …
Nurturing a ‘suplado’
Four years and counting since moving to the Philippines after living in the United States for nearly 30 years and there are still cultural barriers encountered in the assimilation process. One of the first issues that continue to linger is the habit of many individuals who refuse to offer friendly greetings and, in many cases, …
Duterte wants to hurt Drilon, not Mabilog
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” –Thomas Jefferson It is becoming obvious, after repeatedly tormenting Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog with unfounded accusations he is engaged in narco-politics, President Rodrigo Duterte is really targeting Senator Franklin Drilon. For the nth …
Nurturing a ‘suplado’
Four years and counting since moving to the Philippines after living in the United States for nearly 30 years and there are still cultural barriers encountered in the assimilation process. One of the first issues that continue to linger is the habit of many individuals who refuse to offer friendly greetings and, in many cases, …
Iloilo City jeepney operators are acting like spoiled brats
“People want to see big, escapist fare. They don’t want to be challenged to think.” –Harvey Weinstein Jeepney operators in Iloilo City need to stop acting like spoiled brats and consider the P0.50 fare hike being proposed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). The increase would assess P0.50 for the first five …
More teeth in local traffic management
After the Land Transportation Office-Region VI (LTO-6) recently conducted deputation seminars in Bacolod City and Kabankalan City, the local government will have more involvement in road management. The agency should be lauded for the move, as it will provide the imperative teeth the city needs in traffic management. * * * The upcoming Association of …
Rules for pedestrians
Beyond the frequent musings about the state of traffic in Bacolod City, there is also the issue of pedestrian etiquette and the apparent fearlessness of local pedestrians. In other countries, there are customs that followed, including crossing at crosswalks, waiting for pedestrians signals, and looking both ways before the crossing the street. Instead, along any …
Duterte appoints new Iloilo, Negros judges
“I love judges and I love courts. They are my ideals that typify on earth what we shall meet hereafter in heaven under a just God.” –William Howard Taft President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the following judges for the islands of Panay and Negros: Daniel Antonio Gerardo S. Amular (RTC Branch 35, Iloilo City); Oscar …
A card reading system will eliminate overcharging
“When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer’s mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand, product, service, and experience.” –Maurice Saatchi Back in May 1993, when the Panay Electric Company (PECO) was applying for a 25-year extension of its franchise before the Iloilo City Council, …