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Maguindanao massacre: Justice still denied!

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | November 23, 2015 - 9:00am

Today is the 9th anniversary of the passing into eternal life of the late publisher and founder of the Philippine STAR (together with the late Ma’am Betty Go-Belmonte) whom I regard as a dear friend and mentor...

Opinion

Remembering Max

By Preciosa S. Soliven | September 9, 2015 - 10:00am

Death anniversaries are bittersweet times. Bitter, because the absence of a beloved is once more felt.

Education and Home

Gen. Catapang: Wiping out the insurgency

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | September 6, 2014 - 12:00am

It seems that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang wanted to be true to his name of being “matapang” when he declared that he would wipe out the 45-year-old...

Opinion

Political transformation is what we need!

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | September 4, 2014 - 12:00am

Today is the 85th birth anniversary of the late Sir Max V. Soliven. He was a great friend and mentor who taught me what I needed to know about being a journalist.

Opinion

Of bicycle lanes and lack of political will

By Bobit S. Avila | April 2, 2014 - 12:00am

My article about cyclists becoming the new "King of the Road" got this comment from a faithful reader who once wrote me about an issue that I already have forgotten about, but I can't forget his name and the title...

Freeman Opinion

My Lenten reflection

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | March 6, 2014 - 12:00am

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and suddenly the Lenten season is now upon us.

Opinion

Indignation against political plunderers!

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | August 24, 2013 - 12:00am

The proposed Million Man march on Aug. 26 at the Rizal Park and at the Fuente Osmeña in Cebu City, and I also learned that there will also be similar protests in Baguio City, Davao City and even in Los Angeles...

Opinion

I didn’t know we observed Constitution Day

By Bobit S. Avila | February 5, 2013 - 12:00am

I didn’t know that last Saturday was “Constitution Day”.

Freeman Opinion

NTC vs telcos over SMS overcharging?

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | November 24, 2012 - 12:00am

I’m in Panglao, Bohol right now for the grand opening of The Bellevue Resort, Bohol’s first five-star resort tomorrow.

Opinion

Remembering Sir Max Soliven!

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | September 4, 2012 - 12:00am

If he were alive today, the late Philippine STAR publisher Maximo Villaflor “Max” Soliven would be 83 years old today. It’s been six years since he has passed to eternal life… yet not a day...

Opinion