PH image tarred by ‘tanim-bala’

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/08/2015

Passing through the Mactan Cebu International Airport last Thursday en route to Cagayan de Oro City, I could sense that travelers were trying to assess things at the MCIA amid reports that corrupt members of the Aviation…

Damage control won’t solve ‘laglag-bala’

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/05/2015

The Aldub phenomenon could still be lording it in global Twitterland as garnering the most  tweets, more than 40 million at its peak. But with the laglag-bala (bullet-planting) controversies hogging almost daily national and local headlines including…

Ghost of 2000 hounds Bohol politicians

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/29/2015

Critics of the Aquino administration are unimpressed by the anti-corruption campaign being waged by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.  They believe only the small fry are getting suspended and indicted or dismissed, like “lowly” local incumbent elective officials and…

A smazey New Year

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/26/2015

Smaze, the abbreviated term for smoke and haze, which is blanketing various parts of Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar and Davao del Norte, is making my friends and relatives rather anxious that they’re now heading off to…

BBL: A factor in the elections

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/22/2015

At the Cebu leg of the Media Roundtable discussion on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) last Monday, a journalist pointedly asked Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel co-chairman Mohagher Iqbal what will be their next step…

LP nips in the bud political backlash from co-ops

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/15/2015

When this corner heard that Co-op Natcco partylist Representative Cresente Paez earned a berth in the administration Liberal Party’s senatorial slate, my first reaction was one of elation coupled with excitement.  Party-lister adopted as official candidate of…

Political debauchery

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/08/2015

I was in Dumaguete City last October 1 for the 2nd Central Visayas Cooperative Congress when I came across online fury directed at Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino and fellow Liberal Party stalwart, Laguna 4th…

A major victory for co-ops

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/21/2015

At the Visayas Tax Forum held at the penthouse of the Cebu CFI Community Cooperative Thursday last week, former Cebu governor and Deputy House Speaker Pablo Garcia showed that even at the ripe age of 90, he…

Preparing for the “Big One” part 2

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/14/2015

A great event with a cooperative edge was conducted in Cebu last August 6 to 14 and, as expected, except for organic members, nobody seemed to notice even if the activity is consistent with the global agenda…

Partial victory for co-ops?

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/10/2015

The moment Daniel Ang, vice chairman of the Philippine Cooperative Center, the apex body of Philippine Cooperatives, rolled out the online petition calling on lawmakers not to strike out the tax-exempt status of cooperatives last September 6,…

Afraid of the INC but…

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/03/2015

Everybody is still weighing in on the controversy sparked by the mass demonstration staged by members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo for four days in a row in Shaw Boulevard along EDSA.  As a constant visitor to…

Erap for president?

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/27/2015

The pairings and matchups for the 2016 presidential elections are such juicy news material that even movie reporters are joining the fray. After a columnist from another broadsheet mentioned that the administration Liberal Party is set to…

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