Rolex Suplico – the next Cabinet secretary

Vice Governor Rolex T. Suplico has already seen the crystal ball and there’s no doubt in his mind that his presidential candidate, Senator Manny Villar, will become the next President of the Republic by 2010. “No way Mar Roxas can win,” Suplico confidently declared. And when that happens, Suplico is boasting that he will be [...]

Portent of things to come

Just a few weeks ago, the Iloilo Electric Cooperative II, which includes Passi City and San Enrique in its area of service coverage, held an election for two seats for its board of directors to represent the two LGUs. As is usually the cases, political leaders seek to influence the outcome of the elections, because [...]

A family of dictators

This is a sequel to my blog post, “The New Dictator.” As things are turning out, power is not filling the head of one person, but an entire family of politicians in the fourth district of Iloilo, most notably in the towns of Barotac Nuevo and Dumangas. I refer to the Biron family — Rep. [...]