People Powwow: My brotherâs triumphant death
By HERBERT VEGO
FOR a full 17 years and five months, my brother Efren savored 17 years and five months of âbonus lifeâ until death...
People Powwow: The wedding month of June
BY HERBERT L. VEGO
THIS month of June has universal popularity as âthe wedding month.â To a certain extent, to be a June bride has become an...
People Powwow: Did lawyer/vice governor try to pirate client?
BY HERBERT VEGO
IT shocked me to receive the information that the vice governor of Guimaras, a lawyer by profession, tried to inveigle a widow...
People Powwow: A hard-fought maritime case
BY HERBERT VEGO
MARITIME manning agencies in the Philippines â as this column has shown in a number of compensation claims filed by disabled Filipino...
People Powwow: God in the mind of a top lawyer Â
BY HERBERT VEGO
LAWYER Edwin R. Catacutan has made a name here in Iloilo City not only because of his legal expertise but also because...
People Powwow: Some graduates should not have graduated
By HERBERT VEGO
IN yesterdayâs talk show Reklamo Publiko on Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo, host Danny Fajardo (founder and editor-in-chief of Panay News) asked Dr. Teodoro Robles, president of Central...
People Powwow: Disabled seamen may apply for bigger disability benefits abroad
BY HERBERT VEGO
AS this corner has repeatedly espoused, disabled seamen on overseas vessels are entitled to disability benefits. More often than not, however, they...
People Powwow: Bracing for Independence Day
BY HERBERT VEGO
ONE day from now â June 12, 2014 â we will be celebrating for the 53rd time Philippine Independence Day. Why only 53rd when it was on...
People Powwow: The rise and fall of gas prices
By HERBERT VEGO
YESTERDAY morning, a TV newscaster broke the good news that gasoline and diesel prices would decrease by a peso. The reduction was...
People Powwow: When is a disabled seaman âfitâ to be paid benefits?
By HERBERT VEGO
HAVING been on board an ocean-going vessel for a decade, a marine engineer got the shock of his life when he was...