Opinion

Mar 24, 2025

By May Olano

       As the world celebrated International Happiness...

Mar 24, 2025

By Herman M. Lagon

The long arm of justice...

Mar 24, 2025

By Nycel Jane Dela

Roxas City—once known for its...

Mar 24, 2025

Live in peril

You never fool around when it...

Mar 17, 2025

By Herman M. Lagon

Nobody expected it to happen—until...

Mar 17, 2025

Politics has always been a topic that divides people, but at the...

Mar 17, 2025

 March marks National Women’s Month, a time for us to celebrate the...

Mar 10, 2025

By Psykhe F. Azarraga

Last year was rough. One...

Mar 10, 2025

By Gabriel Bernales 

Capiz, known for its captivating folklore,...

Mar 10, 2025

By Nycel Jane Dela

A recent viral video shows...

Mar 02, 2025

Not declaring the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution as...

Mar 02, 2025

Anonymous Animosity

Too much of anything is excessive; this...

Mar 02, 2025

Flavors of Life
By Psykhe F. Azarraga

Several senatorial candidates have boldly declared that they support an anti-political dynasty...

Feb 23, 2025

By Nycel Jane Dela

            "Am I enough?"

Several senatorial candidates have boldly declared that they support an anti-political dynasty...

Feb 16, 2025

Loving deeply is supposed to be a beautiful thing. But sometimes, it's...

Feb 16, 2025

By Gabriel Bernales

One of the most confusing aspects...

Feb 16, 2025

Life feels like a series of challenges, and sometimes, the hardest part...

Feb 16, 2025

Anonymous Animosity

By Double A

Businesses...

Feb 16, 2025

As the campaign period for the May 2025 midterm elections draws near,...

Feb 10, 2025

The impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte...

Lt. Jayme Aguilar Alba: Capiz’s unsung guerrilla hero
Feb 10, 2025

Jayme Aguilar Alba was born in 1909 in Sigma, Capiz, the son...

Feb 10, 2025

Anonymous Animosity

By Double A

Let me play the devil’s...

Feb 04, 2025

Daw masyado na gid kainit subong sang pamulitika diri sa Capiz.  Madamo...

Feb 03, 2025

Don Francisco Dinglasan was the third child and eldest son of Rafael...

Jan 31, 2025

The news is full of heartbreaking stories: young teens getting pregnant, suffering...

Jan 31, 2025

There comes a time in life when I have to make the...

Jan 31, 2025

The proposed Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act, also known as the “Sex...

Jan 25, 2025

By Gabriel Bernales

What’s worse: the illusion of love...

Genes and behavior
Jan 25, 2025

As a psychology student, I’ve always been fascinated by the question: Do...

Big dams, bigger problems
Jan 25, 2025

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to construct “big dams” during a recent...

Why I wouldn’t or would go back?
Dec 02, 2024

The idea of time travel is incredibly alluring. The chance to correct...

Nov 25, 2024

As the amihan season ushers in cooler winds and a reprieve from...

Nov 25, 2024

Today, I peeled my own orange. At first glance, it might seem...

Nov 08, 2024

Kita nga mga Pilipino, ginakilala nga mabaskog ang relasyon sang pamilya. Ang...

Cropped & fearless: Men’s fashion
Oct 11, 2024

The men’s crop top is enjoying a vibrant revival in the Philippines,...

Oct 11, 2024

There’s something about a cold cup of coffee that always hits me...

Oct 04, 2024

Dear Nesta’s,
When I first heard of the plan that you were going...

What if?
Oct 04, 2024

"What if?"
It's a question that we often think about. It can make...

Oct 04, 2024

To be honest, hearing criticism isn’t always easy. There’s a natural sting...

Sep 30, 2024

Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide. That’s a heartbreaking reality, but...

Sep 30, 2024

Sa sini nga tini-on, wala sapayan nga medyo malayo pa ang Mayo...

Sep 19, 2024

Sa October 1, maga-umpisa na ang filing sang Certificates of Candidacy.
Diri sa...

Nagataas kaso sang suicide
Sep 19, 2024

Suno sa mga taga Department of Health (DOH) kag Capiz Provincial Health...

Sep 19, 2024

They say to feel and to hurt is to be human, but...

Shameful gruopie fiasco!
Sep 13, 2024

In a time when public image frequently takes precedence over public service,...

Perwisyo!
Sep 13, 2024

Paano bala ginapaboran ini sang taga Department of Public Works and Highways...

Pinoy workers & work-life balance
Sep 13, 2024

In a country where “hard-working” is almost synonymous with Filipino, it's paradoxical...

Sep 02, 2024

Sa isa ka press conference nga ginpatawag sang kampo ni anay mayor...

Aug 27, 2024

I’ve made it a habit to shrink myself to accommodate others, and...

Aug 19, 2024

Growing up, I struggled with math. I remember the frustration of not...

Aug 19, 2024

In Filipino culture, the utang na loob (debt of gratitude) concept significantly...

Jul 29, 2024

Pwede bala nga ang Mayor, Vice Mayor, kag mga Sangguniang Bayan Members...

Jul 08, 2024

Lately, I've been wondering: Is what I feel love, or am I...

Jul 08, 2024

By: May Olano; Emae Joy Eroy ;Threna Yntas ; Ihza Vigo

These are words we often throw around when we're trying to assert...

Prayer for the flag
Jun 17, 2024

As the vibrant flags flutter and stories of heroic deeds of the...

Jun 17, 2024

Do you find it fascinating to explore how the mind works, and...

Jun 10, 2024

Sang damlag lang, nakibot ang mga tumulu-ong Kataliko sa isa ka live...

Jun 10, 2024

For 33 years, my parents have been married, sharing the highs and...

Jun 10, 2024

Tito Villaruz Acuña was born in 1871 in Capiz, Capiz, one of...

The art of “white lying”
Jun 03, 2024

The art of euphemisms—like how Winston Churchill called a British parliament a...

Jun 03, 2024

The eyes darken. Breaking away from reality. Behind the forced laughs is...

Jun 03, 2024

Dr. Fernando Victor Bermejo was born on February 22, 1893, in Panay,...

Breaking chains
May 27, 2024

The House of Representatives' recent passage of the Absolute Divorce Bill (House...

May 27, 2024

There are moments when I feel utterly unproductive, drained, and exhausted. During...

Pasalamat ka!
May 20, 2024

Kon hambalan ka nga sayop ang imo buhat, pasalamat ka.
Natingala lang ako,...

May 20, 2024

Our next stop after Lima, Peru is Chile. Another plane ride brought...

Mothers: The everyday superheroes
May 20, 2024

In a world full of titles and roles, “mother” stands out as...

May 20, 2024

Whenever I walk through the door, tired and worn out from school,...

Capiztahan 2024: Kakulangan sa komunikasyon
May 06, 2024

Bisan ano nga hilikuton, nagakadapat lang nga bukas ang komunikasyon. Bukas
ang tanan...

Apr 29, 2024

April 12, 2028 - From Bogota, Colombia, our travel group flew to...

Between populist and principled politics
Apr 29, 2024

When Rodrigo Duterte stepped down from Malacañang and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took...

Apr 29, 2024

Sitting silently as I scrolled through my social media feed when a...

Pipti – Pipti
Apr 29, 2024

Ola chika mga kalamyerdas! Here naman aketch sa mga nasimhutanko nga mga...

Apr 15, 2024

        A truly remarkable, combining history, mathematics, and, science in a breathtaking moment—The...

Apr 08, 2024

It’s that time of the year again—April Fools’ Day.
The day when pranksters...

Mar 25, 2024

As we celebrate Women's Month, I can't help but feel inspired by...

Mar 15, 2024

It took me about a month to finish watching six seasons
of The...

Mar 15, 2024

As we journey through our teenage years, it's incredible how swiftly we...

Mar 11, 2024

As I sit here, pen in hand, I find myself embarking on...

The educator’s journey
Mar 11, 2024

Beyond the conventional classroom, educators have other more profound duties. In our...

Feb 26, 2024

As I look back on my time as a senior high school...

Witnessing Climate Change
Feb 15, 2024

Living in the heart of Roxas City, specifically in Barangay Bolo, I...

A Remarkable Transformation
Jan 24, 2024

Economic policies are the end results of economic planning: the decisions governments...

Body Beautiful: On Yoga and Zumba
Jan 24, 2024

JUANA
SAYS

With the onset of...

Tales from a far away place
Oct 09, 2023

These tales from a far away place and from long ago start...

Tales From Pilarland – Bonifacia Bacanto Abaldonado
Oct 04, 2023

That woman was Paciang. She refused to leave. Repeated pleas from Lolo...

Binalaybay ni T’yo Paeng, ‘Ang Basura’
Oct 04, 2023

Sa kanami pamatian, "Matahum ang Matinlo. Diri mo masiling,
nga ang pumoluyo disiplinado....

Oct 01, 2023

San Enrique, San Lorenzo, Guimaras - This is our third and last...

Oct 01, 2023

LAMYERDA!

Sa palaabuton nga Barangay kag Sangguniang Kabataan Election,...

A look into Executive Order 39
Sep 25, 2023

President Ferdinand R. Marcos signed Executive Order 39 on September 3, 2023...

Pamulitika
Sep 25, 2023

Ola Chika mga Kalamyerda!!! Here naman we…Chikahon ta naman pamulitika sa
mga nagjupok...

Sep 11, 2023

~LAMYERDA~

Oh la chika!!! It's been a while but...

Sep 04, 2023

San Enrique, San Lorenzo, Guimaras - This is our third and last...

Sep 04, 2023

Tagsa ka tawo sa kalibutan ginbugayan sang gin-o sang kinaiya nga talento....

Jul 31, 2023

In the rich tapestry of Philippine financial history, one name shines as...

Jul 31, 2023

It is very exceptional that a couple would celebrate their 16th wedding...

Jul 17, 2023

Sa adlaw-adlaw ko nga panglakaton, masami kaupod ko gid ang tricycle kay...

Jul 17, 2023

Liwat ako nga nagasulat sa Hiligaynon paagi sining isa ka istorya nga
ayhan...

May 20, 2023

Mangape Ta

Sang April 29, 2023 isa ka aksidente...

Jan 11, 2023

For development, program, projects, and activities (PPAs) are conceptualized not only to...

Sin-o ang imo ginapasulabi?
Jan 11, 2023

TIKANG SA KAMATU-RAN NI STARLIGHT

Una ini nga balhag...

Admission of failure
Jan 11, 2023

ECHOES

Johnny Dayang

Interior Secretary Benhur...

Dec 28, 2022

We need a man of vision to lead us to dream big...

Feb 23, 2022

In the 1990s, I attended high school and college classes where we...

Feb 23, 2022

#LetterFromNaga

When I started school, teachers and textbooks were...

Nov 10, 2021

By “traveling” on my end here, I don’t mean only local travels...

Sep 28, 2021

STRIKETHROUGH

Maybe I am crazy or too dehydrated when...

Sep 17, 2021

This was the title of the post on FB of my friend...

Aug 24, 2021

SHARE A VISION

Lara Francheska Beldia, my apo, a...

Aug 24, 2021

The recent survey of the Department of Health revealed that coronavirus 2019...

Jul 02, 2021

Sino ang isa ka, shall we say, a political figure nga may...

Jun 12, 2021

By Ralph John Mijares and Edalyn Acta

ROXAS CITY...

Mar 08, 2021

BY NINO MANAOG

Members of the younger generation, now...

Jan 04, 2021

I am happy to acknowledge that what I...

Jan 01, 2021

As we pass from month to month under coronavirus conditions, it is...

Dec 12, 2020

EAVESDROPPING

Roxas City has become the Investment Capital of...

Dec 05, 2020

By Carlos Arnaldo

In an online learning situation, it...

Dec 05, 2020

BY GABRIEL VICTOR

In my previous messages, I mentioned...

Dec 05, 2020

BY BESHIE KATE | SIKRETO SANG SUGILANON

Ako si...

‘Philippines blessed land gone’
Dec 05, 2020

BY GABRIEL VICTOR | THE MESSENGER

Did the Heavenly...

Nov 21, 2020

GABRIEL VICTOR | The Messenger

Where could be this...

Nov 21, 2020

BESHIE KATE | Sikreto Sang Sugilanon

(Writer's note: Enough...

Nov 21, 2020

Sang nagligad lang, naglupok ang isyu kanday Board Member Karen Palomar kag...

Nov 21, 2020

By Gabriel Victor | The Messenger

Ask your educators...

Nov 19, 2020

Ladies and Gentlemen, thecapiztimes.com!

One year shy of 40,...

Has Covid Made Education More Accessible?
Oct 04, 2020

On my cellphone I get some surprising messages: “Lolo, pahinging tulong, magbabayad sana ako...

Oscar Manuel, 1994
Sep 22, 2020

Namundag si Oman. Kansuudma dakul an nag-ogma sa Naga. Entirong Elias Angeles matawohon, kadakul...

Sorting out Life’s Problems
Sep 20, 2020

By Zeny Calusay Problems are a part of life. And if we are not careful...

Sep 17, 2020

The Gawad Kalinga Head for the Province of Capiz, Jessica Veronique Ortiz-Yu, with her...

Sep 17, 2020

On February 27, 2017, during the launch of my book, The Sin I Knew,...

Peace Be with You!
Sep 16, 2020

Siyudad sang Roxas—Gina-question sa karon ni Mayor Ronnie Dadivas ang pagpanaog sang show cause...

Sep 08, 2020

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge...

Nawawalang Piraso sa Jigsaw Puzzle
Sep 08, 2020

Mula nang gambalain ng pandemya ang mundo, isang mahalagang isyu ang tila nakalimutan na—sadya...

Missing Piece in the Jigsaw
Sep 08, 2020

Since the pandemic shook the world, a crucial issue that has been overlooked, intentionally...

Cholera Outbreak and Devotion to San Roque
Sep 08, 2020

On June 15, 2020, the Catholic-run Radio Veritas announced that it will hold a...

My Uncle’s Metaphor
Sep 08, 2020

Years ago, I chanced to talk with the late Uncle Badong during a Christmas...

Sep 03, 2020

By Charie Albar Visual artist Lino F. Villarruz graduated with a degree of Fine Arts...

Instant Wealth
Sep 01, 2020

I invested money I could knowingly lose (and still sleep at night) in Bitcoin...