The quiet general, who was the source of his troops' quiet confidence in battle, that was what Crispulo Julio “Jun” Icban, Jr. meant to the Manila Bulletin reporters. Now that the "general" is gone, MB reporters can't help but reflect on how their beloved "Sir Icban" made them believe that they...
At past 3 p.m. last Feb. 10, my cellular telephone rang. Registered as caller was “Jun Icban of MB.” I grabbed my phone and answered: “Good afternoon, Sir. Why, po?” Mr. Icban said: “Rey, I am planning to write an editorial on your front page story on Supreme Court directing...
Mr. Icban never really noticed me, until I wrote a poem. I attended the 10-day Singapore Writers Festival and brought home with me this burning desire to write in verse. I used to write poetry as a kid, but I outgrew it. While working for glossy magazines, I started writing poetry again to accompany...
Let me pay tribute to our long-time colleague and editor in this paper who passed away last April 5, Crispulo Icban Jr., everyone's “Sir Jun” or “Mang June.” A bright self-effacing man, excellent editor, everybody's friend, and mentor to all the reporters and aspiring section editors in the...
For some precious moments every day in my almost seven years with the Manila Bulletin, I was able to spend in the office of our Editor-in-Chief Mr. Jun Icban. Tasked with writing the front page captions for the next day’s edition, I would go to his room – located at a far corner of the MB...
Back when we were younger — me with my waistline still there and Mr. Icban with a little bit more hair. My grief over the passing of our Editor-in-Chief (EIC) par excellence Mr. Crispulo “Jun” Icban, Jr., is akin to that of losing your own family member. While I am nursing a broken heart, I...
Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta retires tomorrow, March 27, after serving the Judiciary for more than 34 years as a prosecutor, a trial court judge, an associate justice and later presiding justice of the Sandiganbayan, and associate justice of the Supreme Court and then as chief justice. He...
Despite his age, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo was able to do 41 push-ups in a relief distribution activity in Malate, Manila last week. Panelo did the push-ups after he was challenged by President Duterte's long-time aide Senator Bong Go. (SCREENSHOT FROM FACEBOOK) During the...
• Eat nutritious food, drink lots of water, exercise, get eight hours of sleep. • Practice clean living – do not smoke, drink or gamble. • Do things you love to do – plant bonsai, sing, play the piano, enjoy your grandchildren ...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to adopt a six-point action plan geared to enable the regional bloc to be more responsive to the new challenges posed by the pandemic. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III (Bloomberg file photo)...
An animal disease laboratory in Tarlac City funded by the United States government is now operational, and should help the Philippine government provide an accurate diagnosis of major animal diseases, prevent its spread, and ultimately protect the livestock and poultry industries in Central...
