Linking Mayor Mabilog to illegal drug trade a mistake
"There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory."
--Josh Billings
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte linked anew Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog to the illegal drug trade not because an evidence has been found to support the president's first accusation.
Iloilo police 'task force' once linked to EJK
"Even in killing men, observe the rules of propriety."
--CONFUCIUS
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- Even before the alleged Davao Death Squad (DDS) terrorized criminals in Davao City, the territory of President Rodrigo Duterte, a police "task force" in Iloilo City was already making headlines in the late 80's and early 90's for links to the now infamous tagline "extra-judicial killing" or EJK.
Gigi, Mia, Leila fall before the 'Ides of March'
"Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck."
-- Joseph Heller
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- Year of the Fire Rooster proved to be disastrous for three lady lawyers in the Philippines, as they were waylaid one after the other in a series of bad lucks that unraveled before the "Ides of March."
We mourn Boy Mejorada's conviction for libel
"If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel."
--Mark Russell
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- As a community journalist, I am personally saddened by the decision of Pasay City, Philippines Regional Trial Court Branch (RTC) 188 Presiding Judge Rowena Nieves A. Tan to convict former Iloilo Press and Radio Club president Manuel "Boy" Mejorada for libel.