MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Then there’s a suggestion of sabotage, too, which senators are eager to confirm or deny. Meanwhile, Laban Konsyumer’s Vic Dimagiba has written lawmakers in both Houses of Congress to advise them on how to lower the prices of electricity, our rates being higher than...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza President Duterte waiting for a sign before he agrees to run for vice president. Vice President Robredo continues to play the guessing game, but it’s very possible she’ll be a candidate for president. What if they both win? In the middle of the year 2022, VP Robredo...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Three times during the year, Mercury goes into retrograde, sowing a world of confusion, delays, and deception among earthlings. Based on readings shared by a believer whose astrologer uses the Ephemeris, charts, compasses and past events (collectively called history), one...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza IATF Secretary Galvez reporting on how vaccinations brought down COVID-19 transmissions: In the US, after 30 percent of the population got their jabs. In Israel, after 50 percent were vaccinated. President Biden to the American people: “More vaccinations mean more...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Will the journey never end? Now DOH doctors are telling us we’ll need a third dose, what’s called a booster shot, to complete the vaccination process. “DOH, they make me sick!” said Corito, who belongs to a family of doctors. We’re a captive market, all 110...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Statistically, there are more widows than widowers, women being born to live longer and stronger than men. Proof of this is the sight of the throngs of elderly women of all shapes and sizes lining up for their ayuda from their local government unit. If they’re not...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Words, words, words. What else is there? Wars? And more wars, like what’s happening in Israel and Gaza City? JPE to PRRD: Did you get anything from Trump? PRRD: We tried to ask for 23,000 rifles, it was disapproved by the US Congress, “human rights violations.” The...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza Vaccination hesitancy. Choosy vaccinees. Will the supply be enough? Will the vaccines expire before they can be put to use? Will herd immunity take years? Questions. Problems. With trepidation, lest my message be laughed out of his phone, I asked Edson Guido,...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza “This,” said Tikya, “is your first line of defense.” She was referring to two accessories that would snugly fit in my pouch, not that there’s anywhere I can go with the pouch. Tikya’s present, a nasal spray and a mouth freshener, also in spray form, both made...
Your mother is the strongest person you will ever know. And you won’t figure that out until you’re a mother or parent yourself. THE ORIGINAL GRAMMAR NAZI The author (right) with her mother When I was growing up, I got asked all the time, “How are you related to Jullie Daza?” It...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza You had a good run, Ricky Lo! Your life’s work put you in the shadow of celebrities and movie stars, trailing them, chatting with them eyeball to eyeball, trying to catch them on a slip-up, drinking and dining with them, angling to pry a secret out of them. In the...
An intimate portrait of one of the most complicated of human interactions—the mother and daughter relationship Cover design by Jules Vivas In time, daughters become their mothers, although many of them swear never ever to be when they are young. It’s a complex relationship, often constructive...
