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Friday, January 31, 2025

Rural Update

We thought we have martial law

IT IS OUR routine to go to our TV set and see what is in the news after we wake up in the morning...

Chinese gov’t does not like the cross

THERE are Catholic churches even in China today.  But as the Chinese government makes progress in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have likewise resumed...

Coping with the emergency

IT IS GOOD that Iloilo City has always observed cleanliness in our streets and in our environment as pursued by Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. We also successfully imposed a curfew and “stay-at-home” policy. In trying times...

Current coronavirus pandemic compared

COMPARISONS are being made of the current coronavirus pandemic to previous vital outbreaks in history such as that Influenza Pandemic or the “Spanish Flu” of the...

Fil-Ams

EARLIER in March we were happy to be visited at home by a cousin who came home from the US, accompanied by his wife and three...

Sen. Bong Go must resign

WE CAN see that Sen. Bong Go who was formerly Special Assistant to President Rodrigo R. Duterte has continued doing jobs for the President even if he...

COVID-19 outbreak

BECAUSE of the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, there is a one-month community quarantine for Metro Manila imposed by President Duterte starting March 15. This virus generally thrives in a dirty...

Helicopter rides

LAST WEEK, a police helicopter crashed because it hit a power cable while taking off from a private residential lot in San Pedro City, Laguna. Philippine...

Battle for franchise

FEBRUARY has been a suspenseful month for many Ilonggos.  Their favorite TV station, ABS-CBN, nearly lost its franchise if it did not apologize to President Rodrigo R. Duterte for its failure...

Heavy traffic at Mandurriao road

WE STILL find it necessary to comment on our traffic situation. We refer particularly to Quirico Abeto Street which is the road in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao...