Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God. – Orson Pratt Only former Iloilo City councilor Nielex “Lex” Tupas himself can confirm or deny persisting reports that he was prompted to relinquish his post as …
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Disciplined drivers are needed on the road
In our recent travels to Cebu City and Davao City, we have made the most of our trips visiting landmarks and enjoying the various tuna cuisines, our favorite durian fruit, and the Golden Pomelo of our friend Meloy Mercado. Cebu hospitality treated us to Chilen chicharon, dried mango, Cebu lechon and tonkatsu. I was glad …
Last year today a new President
Monday of this date last year, everyone walked or drove to the polling precincts to choose a new national leader to lead the Filipino people for the next six years. Everyone could not make a sure guess on who was going to be the next president. The ruling party was just overconfident that it will …
Off the beaten track: The charm of Camotes Island
By Gerlie M. Uy Camotes Island has been on my travel list for a long time already. But the travel advisories from different embassies directed to many tourist destinations in the Visayas immediately before our travel date scared me. Ultimately, however, my itchy feet prevailed. Squeezed in after a work-related convention in Cebu, a two-day …
The mayor is his brother’s keeper
“Only younger brothers will understand me. We’re following in the footsteps of older brothers. You are looking up to your brother. You want to do the same things. You want to do as good as he and do it even better.” – Wladimir Klitschko Blood is thicker than water. Now a full-pledged politician as head …
My former heckler, Tito Sotto
“Making people uncomfortable is one of my hobbies. I’m always hoping that half the people get the joke and the other half are the joke.” – Josh Homme NEW YORK CITY – The incident occurred in the morning on April 2, 2004 while I was being interviewed by GMA-7 in the lobby of the Sarabia …
‘Promdi’ power in bar exams
“The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.” –Jeremy Bentham The results of the 2016 bar exams showed law schools outside “Imperial Manila” are improving and can no longer be taken for granted. For the first time in history, perennial “topnotchers,” the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, San …
Developing tourism
I remember meeting Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo in Davao City, where she told me she was looking for out-of-the-box tourism ideas. Tulfo-Teo has been around travel and tour operation circles; she knows the industry well. Our own DOT-Region VI (DOT-6) Director, Atty. Helen Catalbas, is one such innovator and, knowing her, the …
Why do locals demand door-to-door service for the most mundane things?
After living overseas for years and traveling to various parts of the world, one of the oddities that is, most likely, distinctly Bacolod City is the unnecessary need of seemingly able-bodied people to be dropped off at the door of whatever destination and sending their (presumably) family member to go park the cart – a …
Witnessing how ‘the last leaf clings to the bough’
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” –Martin Luther Recently, myself and media colleague, Regine Algecera of Cable Star-Iloilo, witnessed the words of The Cascades, “live with the lonely leaf that clings to the bough,” from the song The Last Leaf, in the real …