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The difference between our world and that of government officials

by Quennie Bronce - December 13, 2009 - 12:00am

I spent Saturday morning glued to the television watching GMA7-Cebu’s The Visayan Agenda.

Early campaigning via billboards?

by Quennie Bronce - November 22, 2009 - 12:00am

The election period has officially started with the start of the filing of Certificates of Candidacies last Friday. However, we all know that the unofficial election period started a long time ago, when advertisements...

A lesson in giving

by Quennie Bronce - November 8, 2009 - 12:00am

Christmas is definitely in the air. You can see it in homes and in the different establishments all over the metro.

ID please

by Quennie Bronce - October 25, 2009 - 12:00am

I really do not understand why Judge Soliver Peras, who is handling the parricide case against Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association leader Ruben Ecleo Jr., is requiring the media to submit 1x1 ID pictures...

Worse than Ondoy

by Quennie Bronce - October 11, 2009 - 12:00am

I wanted to just keep quiet and let it go. I wanted to just forget what those people did because they are victims of tragedy.

Simala

by Quennie Bronce - September 20, 2009 - 12:00am

My first and only visit to the Our Lady of the Holy Eucharist Shrine in Simala was sometime last year. It was on a Sunday and the 13th of the month.

Justice in the Philippines

by Quennie Bronce - September 13, 2009 - 12:00am

It was a rainy July 16 evening. I was working in one of the establishments of an uptown mall and my officemates and I did not want to go home yet because of the rain.

Programs, not officials in infomercials

by Quennie Bronce - August 30, 2009 - 12:00am

So it is part of the mandate of the different government offices to inform the public about their programs.

Yellow

by Quennie Bronce - August 2, 2009 - 12:00am

I never placed any importance to the color yellow until I came to know about Ninoy and Cory Aquino.

Growing up with The Freeman

by Quennie Bronce - July 19, 2009 - 12:00am

The Freeman turned 90 yesterday. This is a very big achievement considering that the newspaper’s contemporaries have long closed shop.

Trisikad woes

by Quennie Bronce - July 5, 2009 - 12:00am

Trisikads, bicycles with sidecars that can accommodate up to three passengers that are also known as padyaks in the Luzon area, have been very useful in the outskirts of every city or municipality here in Cebu. This...

Of Facebook, Twitter and YM

by Quennie Bronce - June 28, 2009 - 12:00am

The different technological advancements have really changed how we do things.

To Papa

by Quennie Bronce - June 21, 2009 - 12:00am

I am not really an expressive type of person. Maybe this is a result of how I was brought up. I do not feel comfortable about saying what and how I feel and should the need to express arise, I would rather do so...

Displaying the flag

by Quennie Bronce - June 7, 2009 - 12:00am

The country is about to celebrate Independence Day again and flags are already on display along major roads and in some buildings. There are also street vendors selling flags to motorists in major streets.

Playing the waiting game with doctors

by Quennie S. Bronce - May 31, 2009 - 12:00am

For more than a month now, I have been in and out of hospitals, doctor’s clinics and laboratories for check ups, first for myself, and then for my father-in-law.

Someone stop that LBC ad please!

by Quennie Bronce - May 17, 2009 - 12:00am

I was shocked the first time I saw the television ad wherein TV personality and Optical Media Board chairman Edu Manzano, in a spelling contest setting, asked a young boy to spell remittance.

Doctor! Doctor! I am sick

by Quennie Bronce - May 10, 2009 - 12:00am

I hate being in hospitals. In fact, the only times I have been hospitalized was when I gave birth to my kids. Well, that was until two weeks ago when I had to be admitted in one of the hospitals in the city to undergo...

Enough wake-up calls, let's see some action!

by Quennie Bronce - April 5, 2009 - 12:00am

Many people said that the accident involving an EDC minibus and a truck, which killed 14 people including the drivers of both vehicles, should be a wake-up call for drivers, as well as the authorities in charge of...

What's in a name?

by Quennie Bronce - March 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Yeah, what’s in a name? Why are our names so important that we feel offended when someone misspells, mispronounces or does not get our name right?

Volunteerism and Operation Smile

by Quennie Bronce - February 28, 2009 - 12:00am

I have heard a lot about Operation Smile before. However, I never had the opportunity to really cover the medical mission when I was still a reporter.

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