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Negative side of the gov’s propa
by Aven Piramide - April 24, 2025 - 12:00am
The political campaigning in the province of Cebu seems to be getting unpredictably interesting.
A dog day afternoon discovery
by Aven Piramide - April 20, 2025 - 12:00am
My time yesterday after lunch qualified the meaning of “dog day afternoon” as a hot sleepy afternoon.
My interpretation of survey surge
by Aven Piramide - April 17, 2025 - 12:00am
A top honcho of a well-respected poll survey group was quoted, few days ago, as having observed a surge in favor of one of the two contending groups of senatorial candidates.
Stop political dynasties
by Aven Piramide - April 10, 2025 - 12:00am
I have long wanted to find out if etymologists have come across or even thoroughly studied the word regroove as it was used by some radio announcers years ago.
Impacts of some social media
by Aven Piramide - April 6, 2025 - 12:00am
David Gates of the singing group called “The Bread” started the lyrics of a song with the phrase "If a picture paints a thousand words".
Do not vote for the incompetent!
by Aven Piramide - April 3, 2025 - 12:00am
In our college days, we learned that the word democracy comes from two Greek words namely “demos” meaning people and “kratos” which in English is power.
Yesterday’s massive campaigning missed target
by Aven Piramide - March 30, 2025 - 12:00am
The present sources of news and entertainment are dramatically different from those operating half a century ago.
Probably much ado about nothing!
by Aven Piramide - March 27, 2025 - 12:00am
There is a storm of information coming in diverse form and content. Never have I seen such a deluge of reporting.
Fait accompli
by Aven Piramide - March 23, 2025 - 12:00am
The supposed ratification of the 1973 Philippine Constitution was a product of chicanery.
Why pieces of fake news surge
by Aven Piramide - March 20, 2025 - 12:00am
In the history of France, there was a prisoner during the reign of King Louis XIV, who was more known as the "Man in the Iron Mask."
Mayor Garcia and the Talamban-Pit-os road
by Aven Piramide - March 16, 2025 - 12:00am
When I was in high school, I tried writing poems hoping to express, from the depths of my youthful emotions, concepts in unique and resonant ways.
An impending national disaster
by Aven Piramide - March 13, 2025 - 12:00am
We are not prepared for the kind of political storm that we are now going thru.
Extend Colon Street etc.
by Aven Piramide - March 9, 2025 - 12:00am
In 1961, the Philippine National Historical Commission put a marker at Colon Street this city claiming that this 1.17 kilometer street is the oldest (and shortest) national road in the Philippines. Another marker,...
A commoner’s view of partylist
by Aven Piramide - March 6, 2025 - 12:00am
After July 4, 1946, when we began enjoying independence from foreign domination courtesy of the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act and the Tydibgs–McDuffie Act, of the U.S.A, we had our electoral process using...
Clarifying the article on rice terraces
by Aven Piramide - March 2, 2025 - 12:00am
It happened again. I was sipping my favorite capuccino at a local coffee shop when a gentleman approached and engaged me in an animated monologue, his monologue, as if we were close friends who have lost contact...
Coup de grace
by Aven Piramide - February 23, 2025 - 12:00am
A dramatic political incident involving the physical custody and possession of a Toyota Hi Ace Super Grandia happened last Friday at Cebu City Hall.
Was it P156 million? Where is it now?
by Aven Piramide - February 20, 2025 - 12:00am
I wrote an entirely different article for today while I was enjoying the cool breeze in my small garden plot located in the mountains of Barangay Paril, this city.
Smoke signals then, now social media
by Aven Piramide - February 13, 2025 - 12:00am
The last time I watched movies was decades ago.
Macchiavellian mind in operation
by Aven Piramide - February 9, 2025 - 12:00am
From Niccolo Macchiavelli’s “The Prince” the term macchiavellian, which according to modern-day internet refers to a personality trait characterized by interpersonal manipulation, indifference to...
On disrespect for husbands
by Aven Piramide - February 6, 2025 - 12:00am
Many of us may still remember Tecla San Andres Ziga, Eva Estrada Kalaw, and Letecia Ramos Shahani, among the few women who eminently served as senators of the republic.
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