STRAIGHT TALK: FOR ILONGOS, APRIL 29 DOUBLY NOTABLE
On April 29, 1955 or seventy (70) years ago Ilongos for the first time became eligible to vote for their city mayor, vice mayor and 10 councilors with the passage …
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STRAIGHT TALK: Garin versus Defensor probable in 2022
Unlike what happened in the 2016 elections for Iloilo governor, the coming May polls for the capitol seat will more likely be contested by at least two of the four …
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Politics thicker than blood
“Blood is thicker than water,” a familiar quote that usually refers to family bonds as stronger than other loyalties. Now the adage could be stretched to “politics is thicker than …
Read More Straight Talk about Iloilo City’s redistricting
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT ILOILO CITY’S REDISTRICTING: the effort continues for the third time in Congress with another bill by the incumbent Rep. Julienne Baronda. This time the Senate might be …
Read More “DRILON FOR ILOILO CITY CONGRESSMAN”
Certain groups of Ilongos have explored the idea of sounding off Senator Frank Drilon to run for this post in the next election. Senator Drilon is ineligible for reelection, as …
Read More ‘FIGHTING CARS’ AND SIBLINGS AT WAR: The Ceres Liner paradox baffles outsiders
STRAIGHT TALK by JERRY TACLINO There seems to be no end in sight to the conflict within the Yanson family, owner of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) the company that operates …
Read More COUNTER STRIKE: Leo Rey Yanson group fights back for control of Vallacar, Ceres Liner
The holding of an abrupt “special stockholders meeting” this Monday, August 19 that reinstated Leo Rey Yanson as president of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) is a script out of the …
Read More Hell in High Water: Murphy’s law, bravado and the lack of common sense
Straight Talk by Jerry Taclino “If something can go wrong, it will.” I prefer this simple explanation from among several other variants regarding the oft-quoted Murphy’s law. So Murphy’s law …
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