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Dinagyang Festival in honor of the Señor Santo Niño
IN honor of the Holy Child Jesus and to commemorate the Christianization of the natives, the Dinagyang Festival is celebrated in Iloilo City every fourth weekend of January.
Switching parties
SPEAKER Joe de Venecia has announced legislation to stop the practice of legislators flitting from one party to another.
DENR supports LGU-IP sustainable development initiatives
IT is with great honor to be invited to this conference which brings together two of the important sectors of our society that play a major role in the management of our environment and natural resources.
Where’s public trust?
THE party caucus and convention are two methods of selecting qualified candidates we have inherited from our American mentors. It was considered unthinkable for any American to win an elective public office without first getting the endorsement and blessing of his party via a caucus or convention.
Christ rejected
THERE was once a professor in theology at a Catholic university. On his first day, he asked the students to write down what their notion of Jesus was.
The calming of a storm at sea
Mark 4:35-41
Dazzled
THE gap between reality and our dream of becoming a great nation, one we can be proud of, is enormous.
Bush undeterred
THERE has been no certainty up to this writing about how far the new Democratic Congress will resist President George W. Bush’s proposed Iraq policy but from all indications the administration will at the end of the day prevail – as usual.
The Coop-LGU Partnership Awards
THE cooperative has been with us for sometime – in fact, over a hundred years ago when Rizal established the first cooperative in Dapitan. Over the years, the number of cooperatives had mushroomed and diversified. According to the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), there are 60,000 cooperatives, only 30,000 of which are viable. Of these, only 70 have qualified by Land Bank standards.
Comelec suppresses press freedom
THE Bill of Rights prohibits the passage of any law abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press. But the press this time has been classified under "media," which now refers to radio and TV broadcasting, which are basically entertainment media. Radio and TV networks are regulated by law, although they partake of the freedom of the press. In its resolution on media coverage of the elections, the Commission on Elections effectively encroaches on the freedom of the press.
Ties that unbind
AFTER transmitting his "Dear Erap" letter, is Kit Tatad running for senator just the same, or running from a good fight?
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