Newspaper Columnists

[basho]

I personally like Max Soliven from the Philippine Star. He offers great challenges to policies and supurb insights on our lives.

[Yoshi]

I don't like Max Soliven that much because he tends to be extremely wordy at times.

My personal favorites include Conrado de Quiros, Teddy Benigno, and Jessica Zafra. Pwede na rin si Adrian Cristobal. They write about interesting topics in a different kind of way.

Tsaka pala si Ricky Lo at si Leah Salderio Gatdula. :)

[Ira]

I like Conrado de Quiros, too, as well as Teddy Boy Locsin, Manuel Quezon III, Butch Dalisay (although he's on hiatus :( ), and Rina David.

[Yoshi]

Ira: "Today" reader ka ano? :)

[Mister Dean]

I try to make it a point to read the columns of Art Borjal. For sheer entertainment, I also like to read Mon Tulfo! lol

[neth_row]

hehehee yup, nakakatawa nga si mon tulfo!!! :p

i like reading yung columnist sa inquirer, yung palaging sa pinakababa nung left page ng editorial section nila....i also like reading their youngblood section....

sa sports naman, i like the column of beth celis sa manila bulletin...may mga chismis kasi about the PBA players...actually nde sha chismis, kundi inside story on what goes on before and after the games....i also like reading quinito henson's column sa star, although minsan puro about boxing ang sinusulat niya.....i also like al mendoza's column sa inquirer....may pagka-sarcastic na ewan....

[moldycheese]

Could be worse, Ira! You could be like me, subscribing to Remate! :D

[Ira]

Yoshi: Actually, our family subscribes to Today, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and (ugh, I hate to say this) Tempo. :D

[YoBaKs]

i should say Aster Amoyo of The people's Journal..or wherever she is... la lang heard basho u like her too...k share me naman some of your insights about Aster Amoyo, Boy C. De Guia, Inday badiday and some of your favorite newspaper columnists!

peacelove basho and godspeed!

[Ira]

LOL...thanks for your comforting words, moldycheese! :D

[vijdaq]

Isagani Cruz, the retired Supreme Court Associate Justice: a believer in the plain style, his prose has got an understated kind of elegance. Alfred Yuson: streetsmart at times, gossipy at times, literary when he has to be, always au fait. Scott Garceau: brings a wry sense of humor to the state of culture shock he, as an American in the Philippines, seems doomed to forever inhabit. Danton Remoto. Clinton Palanca. Amy Pamintuan. Larry Sipin.

[acridmouth]

Alejandro Roces, Scott Garceau, Millet Mananquil, Jose Guevarra, Teodoro Benigno and Jojo Mejia, to name a few :)

[rors]

what's wrong with tempo? we also subscribe to it! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/blush.gif madali kasing basahin sa loob ng banyo!

i like reading the columns of teddy benigno, max soliven and fr. reuter.

[Elaine B]

Conrado de Quiros, Teddy Boy Locsin, Rina David, Teddy Benigno, Randy David, Adrian Cristobal, Malou Mangahas.

Definitely NOT Max Soliven. There's something totally repulsive about someone whose columns are patently tinged with his own inflated self-image, or who uses said columns to promote his own (or his wife's) position in a parochial (i.e., Greenhills) power struggle. Plus, his prose is boring.

[ebtg]

I'm a TODAY reader myself so I can't help it if I like Jessica Zafra, Teddy Locsin Jr. (who has this cute picture of himself everytime he prints his articles), Manuel Quezon III, Butch Dalisay, William Safire and Randy David.

Youngblood is usually interesting, too. Well, mostly because most of my friends get published in that section.

[dagny]

I used to like the way Jessica Zafra wrote when she just started out but I've noticed that she doesn't seem to have as much to say anymore. I think it could be the fact that she's famous and earns a lot more than she used to, she doesn't have that much to be angst-ridden about anymore. And her angst was what fueled her writing.

[BchyGrl]

Originally posted by dagny:
I used to like the way Jessica Zafra wrote when she just started out but I've noticed that she doesn't seem to have as much to say anymore. I think it could be the fact that she's famous and earns a lot more than she used to, she doesn't have that much to be angst-ridden about anymore. And her angst was what fueled her writing.

i think commercialism has kinda bled her dry. sayang, galing pa naman sana nya magsulat before. she shud write more like she did her manananggal terrorizes manila. that was really good.



[This message has been edited by BchyGrl (edited 07-23-2000).]

[jack]

soliven, Micheal tan, Q.Henson,beth celis,

[colet]

my favorite is conrado de quiros. very brave, direct to the point. no pretense.

[dominicus]

Nobody likes Jullie? Who likes Ninez Cacho Olivarez?

[quantumchris]

I like Jessica Zafra. She has impeccable English, and very hip topics. Lately though I haven't been reading her. Lemme sample some of her more recent articles...

[sardonic wench]

sometimes i read rina david (used to work with her)

and the youngblood column.

and i hate reading the newspaper.

[junh]

Does anyone know what happened to Teddy Benigno's weekly column 'Here's the Scene' in the Philippine Star? Is he on hiatus or is he writing for another paper? :hmm:

I also love reading Conrado de Quiros' column 'There's the Rub' in the Philippine Inquirer! :up:

[Mark Renton96]

CONRADO DE QUIROS!!!!!!:wow2:

[TrueNorth]

conrad, randy and ambeth of pdi

[Ira]

Originally posted by junh
Does anyone know what happened to Teddy Benigno's weekly column 'Here's the Scene' in the Philippine Star? Is he on hiatus or is he writing for another paper? :hmm:


He's taking his annual vacation, I think. He'll be gone for about a month or so.

[Art Vandelay]

De Quiros and dati si Teddy Benigno pero ngayon parang more of propaganda na yung columns niya unlike before his columns were very incisive. Si Max Soliven is OK, though there are times where you are left wondering whether you are reading a travel guide or an opinion column...

[tazbivr]

Isagani cruz, Armando Doronilla, Conrado de Quiros.Research and truth no matter who gets hurt.

[mistflower]

i love conrado de quiros...he can be sooo poetic at times. he's also very passionate about our country.
clinton palanca is very witty...i like michael tan for his choice of topics, he really writes well, in a down-to-earth kind of way...may sense of humor pa :)
i used to read jessica zafra pero nawala na kasi yung online edition ng today so... :(


[Edited by mistflower on 06-04-2001 at 09:30 PM]

[pyrecatcher]

Originally posted by dominicus
Nobody likes Jullie? Who likes Ninez Cacho Olivarez?

Ninez Cacho-Olivarez, yeah I think she's ok. She's not Pro-Admin and attacks in sharp logic.

[cedie]

Of course, Ninez is not pro-Gloria administration. Her paper, the Daily tribune, especially its editorial pages, a mouthpiece of the corrupt Estrada [so-called] administration.

In her columns, she uses the same old twisted logic that she has been using since she became a staunch spokesperson and defender of Estrada.

Originally posted by pyrecatcher
Ninez Cacho-Olivarez, yeah I think she's ok. She's not Pro-Admin and attacks in sharp logic.

[cedie]

today online is now at http://www.adobo.com/news/today/


i used to read jessica zafra pero nawala na kasi yung online edition ng today so... :(

[cedie]

My most favorite is my former professor and editor Luis V. Teodoro in his Vantage Point column published in Today (http://www.adobo.com/news/today). Being a veteran professor, editor and journalist, he has the political and historical knowledge that guides him in coming up with the best perspective that he presents to the readers.

Some of his columns are at the CMFR web site. (http://www.cmfr.com.ph/documents/columns/index.html)

BusinessWorld columnist Vergel O. Santos (Newspoint)is also very witty and funny at times. But his point is always strong and clear.

Inquirer's Conrado de Quiros has the best writing style. Pinoy Times (http://www.pinoytimes.net)'s Pete Lacaba and Gary Granada are also very funny, sacastic yet always correct in their assertions.

I like reading Manuel L. Quezon III in Pinoy Times than in Today. I also read Teddy Casiño and Argee Guevarra of BusinessWorld.

[Cerberus]

Almost everyone from The Philippine Star is annoying...

So excluding them...

Jessica Zafra is a fresh departure from saccharine and tidy columns. It's the humor folks. Humor with sense. :D
Conrado de Quiros is very good. Witty. Though he sometimes gets too heavy on the rhetoric and metaphor.
Butch Dalisay can be eloquent. That's because he's also a Literary guru. But he can also be practically direct. That's why he's on my list.
Dean Gorge Bocobo is very insightful and perceptive. He's an Engineer by the way. My brother from UP Eng really admires this guy. So do I.
Teddy Boy Locsin Jr is honest. Part of this impression is maybe because of his TV persona. Makes you want to pay attention to what he says.
Randy David oozes wisdom. Thoughtful. Critical. Insightful. Inspiring. I consider his book "Public Lives" a treasure trove of Life lessons. David should write Literature.

Oh yeah... and not to forget,

Mon Tulfo is probably one of the most Asinine characters in Philippine Journalism. They say adopting a hardliner stance on issues as a Media Man can be good PR, but I draw the line with these Tira-ng-tira-kapos-naman-sa-bala types. That's why Libel suits are bound to fly here and there. Don't take my word for it. Ask him. I find it hard to believe nobody's been able to nail this guy with a conviction yet. But what the hey... younger bro Erwin Tulfo got tagged last year for defammation and libel.

Hmmm... There's hope.

*ROLLEYES*

[Ira]

A new favorite of mine would be Jarius Bondoc.

[Groucho]

I like Scott Garceau. I liked his piece about film noir way back. Whenever I can I read some of his columns. He writes music reviews occasionally, and although I personally do not care about the bands he was passionately writing about, I read it just the same to get into his insightful comments.

I rarely like op ed and political columns for the reason that either my logic is flawed or that nobody writes about the causes I believed in. And these are not even esoteric causes.

I used to read this genuinely exciting writer Cecille B. Zamora. She was acrimoniously spot-on with her sharp commentaries and was quite misunderstood during that time. I seem to agree with a lot of things she believed in herself. And these are not even the esoteric types, too.

Karen Kunawicz writes well too and the issues she write so eloquently about maybe lost causes but she is a genuine article and her sincerity shines through in her writing. Is she still writing? I admit that I read whatever broadsheet is available and there are slim pickings from these broadsheets that come my way.

[Margarita]

I love Butch Dalisay. He doesn't try too hard. Also, Kap Maceda who writes every now and then for The Philippine Star as well.

[killer_kamatis]

si Ruther Batuigas at si Danny Hernandez kahit na pangtabloid lang may sense ang mga sinusulat nila.....
sayang nga lang si Danny namatay na....Si Teddy Benigno ok din at si Blas Ople....

Pero may gusto akong binabasa sa magazine yung kay Anita S Meily...

[*happy*phantom*]

I like reading Art Borjal and Max Soliven. They present insights in areas not limited to politics but to life as well. :up:

[killer_kamatis]

Originally posted by Ira
Yoshi: Actually, our family subscribes to Today, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and (ugh, I hate to say this) Tempo. :D

Ok naman ang tempo kaso medyo tabloid kasi ang appeal nya..
but try reading "lakbay diwa" .... its one of their daily

[ibarramedia]

The newspaper columnists that I read from regularly are Tony kornheiser and Michael Wilbon of The washington post sports section. I used to read the late Shirley Povich's articles. I read the rest of the paper but follow no particular columnist in other sections.

[MJaka]

I'm partial to PDI and Today. Like most of you I like De Quiros, Neal Cruz and Teddy Boy Locsin. I buy Manila Bulletin every sunday only for Cirilo Bautista's column in Panorama. Kakainis basahin ng MB parang hindi na proofread, and ang grammar ng ibang writers don, hwahaha!

[oozbao]

I'm an Inquirer baby and I always find myself nodding in agreement whenever i'm reading de Quiros. :beam:

[leelayce]

Conrado de Quiros







:bubble:

[sea sprite]

Serious stuff: conrado de quiros and teddy locsin
Fun stuff: jessica zafra (dati) and clinton palanca

[Lush]

My favorite columnists are Conrado de Quiros, Michael Tan, Scott Garceau, Randy David and Teddy Benigno. They give way to eloquent sensibilities with just the right touch of passion and tongue-in-cheek brazenness.

Sometimes I also follow Jarius Bondoc, Boo Chanco and Dero Pedero (just for the "Nasty" bits).

I used to like reading Dong Puno's column, the operative word being used to. If he comes back to the world of journalism, I doubt I would read him again. :devious:

I also used to like Jessica Zafra. Now I think she's overrated.

Oh, and I never liked Teddy Locsin. Or Art Borjal.

Honey Oliveros (and Argee Guevarra) should be shot. Their column makes it obvious that Argee's pogi points piece, originally published in the Collegian, was a fluke. Just a fluke. :disgust:

[deadpoet]

:) i like reading De Quiros, Benigno,Cristobal and Soliven...well, Jullie Yap Daza is also nice...:)

[zimdude]

Originally posted by mistflower
clinton palanca is very witty...

I just had to comment on his column of Thursday, August 23. About his teaching was my great failure ... you'll be either mediocre of catatrophically bad. But I taught with honesty and passion; and after they graduated, I hit on all my favorite female students.

:| :lol:

[zen_g]

It's Ambeth O. for meh....

[cheenky]

i agree with you guys... *okay* it's conrado de quiros!

[zimdude]

I got this from a mailing list, so I don't know if it's for real:

Dear Sir/Madam :

TODAY I WAS informed by my editor that the lifestyle section of the
Philippine Daily Inquirer is considering discontinuing the weekly column
that I write on Thursdays. The reason that was given to me was that I ³write
about [myself] rather than about food.

In my defence, I would like to state the following. I do write about
food, most of the time, as knowledgeably as I know how, and trying to tread
between the turf occupied by the late Doreen Fernandez (restaurant
reviews)and the other food columnists who write recipes.
I write about myself and my life because I feel that the sort of ³the
meat was hard but the sauce was good² food review is not a food review; it
is a journal of mastication. Food is an essential part of life, biologically
and otherwise, and I feel that sharing the context in which certain meals
were eaten or lessons were learned might be of interest to my readers. I
also hope I have been able at some point to entertain or amuse, or even give
cause for thought.

Finally, I write about matters other than food because, believe it or
not, there are matters other than food that concern me. These as not merely
my travels, my dog, or my attempts at interior decoration. I worked at the
Manila Times during its best years as an editorial writer and eventually as
Opinion Editor, and I take a keen interest in politics, sociology, cultural
studies, history, and so on; in other words, there are some things which I
would like to write about that are not always related to food.

FOR SOME time now I have been lobbying to have my column moved to Sunday; or
to be given two columns, one on food and one on other matters. I have
expressed my desire to do ³human interest² stories on Muslim Mindanao, even
offering to pay for the plane fare myself (I received no response). I have
also wanted to do stories on the non-humane methods of livestock slaughter
(no response) or high-stress professions such as air-traffic control (not
interested). Appalled by the often distressing standards of fact-checking
and copy-editing in the lifestyle section, I offered my services as a
copy-editor (no response).

As a columnist, I have never missed a deadline, not even when my father was
rushed to the hospital after an eighteen-hour flight and I hadn¹t slept for
over thirty hours. Meanwhile, I always check my facts, I clean my copy, and
I try my best to submit artwork to accompany the text.

On the other hand, many Thursdays have passed when I opened the paper
and found my column missing. Usually the explanation was that there was ³no
space²: rather odd, considering that there were numerous articles from
correspondents and the like. Sometimes the editors claim that they ³did not
receive² my column via e-mail; a simple solution would have been to pick up
the phone and ask me to resend it. This did not seem to be a problem in the
days of fax machines, wire services, and the like.

I have also asked for a press ID (request denied), or at least
calling-cards in my name (no response). Strangely enough, I remember
signing a contract as a weekly columnist; unless the contract was written by
sophists, I understand this to mean every week, not whenever they feel like
it.

I WOULD therefore like to ask for the support of anyone who has read and
derived some enjoyment or pleasure from my Thursday columns to write a short
note addressed to ³The Editor, Lifestyle Section², and send it to me
clinton@i... so that I can compile them and send these to the powers-that-be
as a petition not to be dismissed.

It would also be very much appreciated if you could tell me, as well as the
editors, if you prefer ³serious² food columns, or the anecdotal style that I
have been employing so far. And finally, please do put in a word about an
alternative column on other matters; I have many opinions and much to share.

I devote much time to and work very hard on my column every week: I try to
write something of substance and not of fluff, of timely observations and
not merely the bons mots of the moment, and to provide intellectual
stimulation and a few laughs to my readers. I¹m disappointed and
disillusioned that my work does not seem to be up to the standard of the
Inquirer, which is still a paper that I believe in and feel is the best in
the country.

ANY few lines of support from you would be much appreciated; and
unfortunately, I have to urge you to respond quickly. Please circulate this
to as many sympathetic people you might know. Thank you very much in
advance.

Sincerely yours,

Clinton Palanca

[TrueNorth]

It's CONRAD DE QUIROS, RANDY DAVID, BUTCH DALISAY, PETE LACABA and AMBETH O. for me. sa women, i'm not too impressed. sorry.

[TrueNorth]

zimdude: this clinton palanca letter has been circulating since right after the news about Doreen Fernandez's passing away broke out.

personally, this letter is selfish, insensitive, was done in bad taste. wrong timing pa. if his paper doesn't like him anymore, e di umalis na lang siya, quietly. the best revenge he could've taken in the first place was to hook up immediately with the rival paper. but a petition letter to keep his job? and it's actually a cheap shot at Doreen's columns!

now, clinton p. fans, don't throw those brickbats at me yet. i like reading his fiction, kasi magaling siya.

pero i have to agree with the PDI editor that he usually writes about himself. sure, his columns speak of food and the extensions of its culture, but i'm sure he was assigned to write about food and not to veer away too much from it. newspaper readers are a very diverse bunch, who are on the go and can only read so much, kaya kailangang simple lang ang ibigay sa kanila. ganyan talaga sa dyaryo, e. even the foodies, writers, chefs i've encountered and talked to, they share the same sentiments with me about clinton's column. he could've taken his column to a magazine; that should have been a better venue for him.

there's talk that star is wooing him over.

parang GMA-7 and ABS-CBN, ah.

[illuminatty]

i think clinton p's column is a waste of precious space. he is such a snob pati. magsama sila ni kris aquino na parang journal entries ang lumalabas sa columns nila. talk about huge egos.

i like michael tan's writing style and topic choices. ambeth o, and rina jimenez david. of course there's ms zafra.

[AlphaMale]

sup folks,

wanted to comment about that clinton letter.

1st of all, is it true? Of course, one can argue why, if not true, would anyone bother to write such a letter other than himself, so let's assume it is.

2nd: truenorth: Your point is well-taken. If in fact it is true it strikes me as rather silly for him to write such a letter. Trying to rally support for a job in a company which doesn't want your services anymore is - dumb, and somewhat sad.

3rd point: My take on this however, is neither here nor there I suppose. See, although I find his appeal out of place -- it's something that I would never do -- at the same time I recognize his letter to be a strictly 'Clinton Palanca' thing to do.

What I'm trying to get at is: he's a totally different person from myself, and although I can't speak for others, most probably many of his readers as well. He lives and breathes in a world I do not belong in, and therefore what would be an offending letter to us is probably normal and justified to him.

Does it make him wrong or right? For me it doesn't really matter, what's important, I think, is that he continues to do the things he does and write the way he writes, inspite of what we think -

Why? Because to me his writing is bold, refreshingly different, and is worlds apart from anything out there. So much so that it's actually important for him to keep plugging on - and not have differing opinions possibly change him.

Hope I made sense.

Oh, and btw, there's a 4th point I just thought of now: If true, why doesn't PDI just send him a "Thanks but sorry tou can't write for us anymore" note? It seems the proper thing to do.

[TrueNorth]

Originally posted by AlphaMale
sup folks,

wanted to comment about that clinton letter.

1st of all, is it true? Of course, one can argue why, if not true, would anyone bother to write such a letter other than himself, so let's assume it is.

2nd: truenorth: Your point is well-taken. If in fact it is true it strikes me as rather silly for him to write such a letter. Trying to rally support for a job in a company which doesn't want your services anymore is - dumb, and somewhat sad.

3rd point: My take on this however, is neither here nor there I suppose. See, although I find his appeal out of place -- it's something that I would never do -- at the same time I recognize his letter to be a strictly 'Clinton Palanca' thing to do.

What I'm trying to get at is: he's a totally different person from myself, and although I can't speak for others, most probably many of his readers as well. He lives and breathes in a world I do not belong in, and therefore what would be an offending letter to us is probably normal and justified to him.

Does it make him wrong or right? For me it doesn't really matter, what's important, I think, is that he continues to do the things he does and write the way he writes, inspite of what we think -

Why? Because to me his writing is bold, refreshingly different, and is worlds apart from anything out there. So much so that it's actually important for him to keep plugging on - and not have differing opinions possibly change him.

Hope I made sense.

Oh, and btw, there's a 4th point I just thought of now: If true, why doesn't PDI just send him a "Thanks but sorry tou can't write for us anymore" note? It seems the proper thing to do.

very enlightening points.

but, sure, i agree that palanca is a 'different person from himself' and that his writing is 'refreshing', etc.. but he works for a newspaper, and there are limits to this assignment. the issue here is how stupid his letter is.

i think PDI did give him a 'thank you note', as it's the most logical thing to do. thus, his email.

and if it's important for him to keep plugging on, then that was not the sane and decent way to do it.

sorry ha, his letter just annoys me.

[loveymojo]

Conrado de Quiros of Philippine Daily Inquirer

[tofi]

the late Art Borjal
Max Soliven
Conrado De Quiros

Fr. Gerry Orbos

[scubaotaku]

Conrado de Quiros. I always read his column first before proceeding to the headlines!

Rina David. GIRRRRLLLL POWER!!!

also Randy David and Michael Tan and Jessica Zafra and...




Nestor Torre :D

[Altariel]

Conrado de Quiros, Randy David, Rina David, Michael Tan, Ambeth Ocampo.. and the guy on top of Conrado de Quiros...lolz :beam:

inquirer baby ako eh hehehe.. :bounce: minsan si Fr. Gerry Orbos.. pero d ko maalala what paper sya.. :p

[lupin]

de quiros rules! *okay*

i also like randy david, isagani cruz, ambeth ocampo, al mendoza (nice sporty prose :cool:) and clinton palanca

[Spring_Chicken]

Cliche na yata kapag sinabing si Conrado de Quiros, pero since I like him too, dagdag-approval na rin ako.

I also like Michael Tan, whose prose is lucid and stylistically plain, but he's got one of the most sensible--and occasionally witty--columns around.

For me, Rina Jimenez-David shouldn't be in the editorial section. While other columnists are trying to bend over backwards with their pseudo-brilliant analysis of the country's current events, she talks about her family: not exactly the best recourse to take kapag katabing page mo lang si de Quiros, at nasa taas mo lang si Armando Doronilla, whom I also like because he seems like an astute political analyst (and for an old man, he CAN get b*tchy, which is, well, nice).

Dati, gusto ko si Teddy Benigno, but lately, he's gotten more and more warped. However, I like Teddy Boy Locsin Jr. because he's arrogant, an endearing trait among columnists (I mean, kung hindi ka naniniwala na your observations make the most sense, and the rest is simply dogfood, Chicken Soup for the Soul ka na lang). Plus, he's cute.

Among the literati, I liked Danton Remoto's essays before, so I'm sort of biased, kahit medyo sabog ang prose nya kung minsan (but then again, columnist ba sha?). Clinton Palanca is so obviously elitist, and Butch Dalisay and Krip Yuson are a little too macho.

Ay, inis ako kay Nestor Torre: ang chaka nyang magreview ng pelikula. Tamad pa (I mean, who cares about those grammatical slips and "The Weakest Link" flubs he prints?) Mas matatanggap ko pa si Butch Francisco.

[scubaotaku]

Originally posted by Spring_Chicken

Ay, inis ako kay Nestor Torre: ang chaka nyang magreview ng pelikula. Tamad pa (I mean, who cares about those grammatical slips and "The Weakest Link" flubs he prints?) Mas matatanggap ko pa si Butch Francisco.

Actually Nestor Torre doesn't even come close as "film critic." But what the hell, at least he writes informative articles about our country's film industry.

:D

[TrueNorth]

Originally posted by scubaotaku


Actually Nestor Torre doesn't even come close as "film critic." But what the hell, at least he writes informative articles about our country's film industry.

:D


They say NT submits his column in longhand on yellow pad paper. 'e can't touch that computer keyboard.

[Cerberus]

I used to be a really avid reader of De Quiros. Though I sometimes don't really agree with his views, the guys got a way of capturing your attention and make you listen to what he has to say. Before, I thought his brand of wit and metaphor seemed so engaging and at the same time honest and insightful.

But not anymore---at least that's what I'm apt to feel these days. His writing has a formulaic feel to it (after all, if it ain't broke, don't fix it). There are also many times when he gets away with a barrage of metaphor and flowery words without really getting the point across or making a sensible argument. This mostly applies to socio-political issues. At times, it kinda makes you think the guy is using form to compensate for lack of substance.

But make no mistake, he's a very good writer. One of the best in the business today. De Quiros has a very good literary background (he won First Prize in the Palanca's some years back), which explains the artistic and literary style of writing.

It's probably because he writes everyday. That's not an easy thing to do. If you write at such pace, you're bound to turn in stuff---every now and then---without much reflection and perspective. But there's one good thing about all this spontaneity: You know the guy writes from the heart and conks out honest s h i t. But I'd still prefer well written and well thought-out writing though.

The Inquirer should have more variety in the people who man the opinion pages so as not to saturate the writers and run the risk of them wearing down their welcome in the eyes of the readers.

BTW, uou want to read equally well-thought and well-written articles, the following PDI columnists are among the best:

Randy David, Amando Doronilla and Dean Jorge Bocobo. :)

But I still read De Quiros though.

I'm still a fan. :D

[scubaotaku]

Originally posted by TrueNorth



They say NT submits his column in longhand on yellow pad paper. 'e can't touch that computer keyboard.


your kidding right?:rolleyes:

:D

[pale_pilsen]

scott garceau and butch dalisay :)

[achtung_baby]

jessica zafra - i've adored her since i was 16 years old, when she was just writing for woman today.

conrado de quiros - galing! he's a reading advocate, too.

celine lopez - she writes nice features

but especially
isagani a. cruz of the philippine daily inquirer; retired supreme court justice - because he is incorruptible, a great family man and because i know him personally. :wink:

[f0r5aK3n]

I've always liked my grandfather's columns and editorials.. Sadly, he passed away a few years back.

[Lara_D]

Eeew... a perfect example the widening gap between the social classes. All she writes about are pure shallowness... "oh I'm raving about my new Loius Vuitton bag!!!" As if... :vomit:


Originally posted by achtung_baby

celine lopez - she writes nice features

[vinta18]

Wala ba ditong nagbabasa kay Thads Bentulan ng Businessworld? Die hard De Quiros ako pero iba bumanat si Thads.

[flare]

Originally posted by Cerberus
Almost everyone from The Philippine Star is annoying...


Who among them are annoying?
Another question: I keep hearing Celine Lopez's name as a columnist though I read the Philippine Star and haven't read her column. How is she?

[pale_pilsen]

Originally posted by flare
Who among them are annoying?


maurice arcache

[penandpaper]

I like Max Soliven because it is evident with most of his columns that he is a wide reader. Although I have to admit that a few of his columns contain unneccesary bashing.

Randy David is also one of my favorites. I like his socio-political views. My favorite is that two-part column where in he published the letter he wrote for his granddaughter regarding EDSA 2.

Amando Doronilla is an institute in Philippine journalism. His 'Analysis' is particularly interesting and bagay talagang pang front page. Bow ako sa kanya :handsdown:

For corporate and business chismis, Margie Grey-Jao and Conrad Banal are entertaining reads. Entertaining being the operative word... :rolleyes:

[sayuri_succubus]

Definitely DeQuiros, Max Soliven, Ambeth Ocampo and Teddy Boy Locsin

Stewart Alsop ng Fortune Magazine

[achtung_baby]

Originally posted by Lara_D
Eeew... a perfect example the widening gap between the social classes. All she writes about are pure shallowness... "oh I'm raving about my new Loius Vuitton bag!!!" As if... :vomit:

kaya nga sya nasa lifestyle section eh. kung di ka ba naman eng-eng. to each his own, hija. why don't you just list down your favorite columnists instead of reacting to and insulting the others' choices? baka ikaw ang sabog, 'neng.

[cuteflirt_4sale]

i love the column there's the rub in inquirer, by conrado de quiros

[zimdude]

there's talk that star is wooing him over.


so now we know Clinton is with PREVIEW!

to the business columnists, let me add Mr. Cocktales, Victor Agustin.

[JENSIE_G]

Conrado de Quiros

Max Soliven

Tina Juan

Thelma San Juan

Luis San Juan

:handsdown:

NAKS! hehe!

[Lara_D]

Originally posted by achtung_baby
kaya nga sya nasa lifestyle section eh. kung di ka ba naman eng-eng. to each his own, hija. why don't you just list down your favorite columnists instead of reacting to and insulting the others' choices? baka ikaw ang sabog, 'neng.


I know what things are included in the "Lifestyle" section you "dumb slut." You can't see the bigger picture, in writing for a newspaper "you are addressing a more varied audience" in which a lot of columnist (in any section) are able to do- that's basic Journ 101 "dahling."

But not Celine. She is just there to flaunt on what she has and honestly, a lot of people, of all social classes don't really care. And I'm not the only one who hates this girl, a lot of us are. I guess you better get out of your high rise pad and face the real world. The "lifestyle" section isn't necessarily for the "sosyal" or "nag-fefeeling sosyal" you know.

And this thread doesn't really say, list down the columnist "you like"- anything goes. A lot of them has posted columnist they don't like.

[achtung_baby]

Originally posted by Lara_D
I know what things are included in the "Lifestyle" section you "dumb slut." You can't see the bigger picture, in writing for a newspaper "you are addressing a more varied audience" in which a lot of columnist (in any section) are able to do- that's basic Journ 101 "dahling."

But not Celine. She is just there to flaunt on what she has and honestly, a lot of people, of all social classes don't really care. And I'm not the only one who hates this girl, a lot of us are. I guess you better get out of your high rise pad and face the real world. The "lifestyle" section isn't necessarily for the "sosyal" or "nag-fefeeling sosyal" you know.

And this thread doesn't really say, list down the columnist "you like"- anything goes. A lot of them has posted columnist they don't like.

well, listen to you--may pa-eeeew eeeew at pa-dahling dahling ka pa! another maurice arcache here perhaps? and don't you dare call me a dumb slut! you don't know me personally.

didn't they teach you tolerance in journalism? ever heard of respect for the opinion of others? you could've just gone ahead and made your hate list or whatever without having to quote my message. you started it! just because you are disgusted with the world, you can vent your anger on some innocuous line that i wrote. and i didn't even say that celine lopez is the best or that she writes intellectually-stimulating articles. i just thought she writes nice features, that's all. that's my opinion. if you think otherwise, fine. just don't insult my choices. if you think she's so full of nonsense, then maybe you haven't read kris aquino's columns. or maybe you're one of her legions of fans? i bet you got that "eeeew" expression of yours from her.

The "lifestyle" section isn't necessarily for the "sosyal" or "nag-fefeeling sosyal" you know.

true. i'm neither. so why the heck are you insinuating that i don't live in the real world? just because i can appreciate some lifestyle column doesn't mean i'm rich. how presumptuous can you get! i'm just a regular employee and i've been supporting myself since college. how's that for some "real world" experience?

But not Celine.

wow. first-name basis. close kayo?

And I'm not the only one who hates this girl, a lot of us are.

grammar check, please.

this will be the last time i'm going to respond to your insults, Lara_D.

[achtung_baby]

Originally posted by Lara_D
I know what things are included in the "Lifestyle" section you "dumb slut." You can't see the bigger picture, in writing for a newspaper "you are addressing a more varied audience" in which a lot of columnist (in any section) are able to do- that's basic Journ 101 "dahling."

But not Celine. She is just there to flaunt on what she has and honestly, a lot of people, of all social classes don't really care. And I'm not the only one who hates this girl, a lot of us are. I guess you better get out of your high rise pad and face the real world. The "lifestyle" section isn't necessarily for the "sosyal" or "nag-fefeeling sosyal" you know.

And this thread doesn't really say, list down the columnist "you like"- anything goes. A lot of them has posted columnist they don't like.

well, listen to you--may pa-eeeew eeeew at pa-dahling dahling ka pa! another maurice arcache here perhaps? and don't you dare call me a dumb slut! you don't know me personally.

didn't they teach you tolerance in journalism? ever heard of respect for the opinion of others? you could've just gone ahead and made your hate list or whatever without having to quote my message. you started it! just because you are disgusted with the world, you can vent your anger on some innocuous line that i wrote. and i didn't even say that celine lopez is the best or that she writes intellectually-stimulating articles. i just thought she writes nice features, that's all. that's my opinion. if you think otherwise, fine. just don't insult my choices. if you think she's so full of nonsense, then maybe you haven't read kris aquino's columns. or maybe you're one of her legions of fans? i bet you got that "eeeew" expression of yours from her.

The "lifestyle" section isn't necessarily for the "sosyal" or "nag-fefeeling sosyal" you know.

true. i'm neither. so why the heck are you insinuating that i don't live in the real world? just because i can appreciate some lifestyle column doesn't mean i'm rich. how presumptuous can you get! i'm just a regular employee and i've been supporting myself since college. how's that for some "real world" experience?

But not Celine.

wow. first-name basis. close kayo?

And I'm not the only one who hates this girl, a lot of us are.

grammar check, please.

this will be the last time i'm going to respond to your insults, Lara_D.

[sayuri_succubus]

Originally posted by pale_pilsen
scott garceau

I like his thoughts on Pinoy culture from an expats' point of view. Sapul na sapul. :D

[Lara_D]

Originally posted by achtung_baby
this will be the last time i'm going to respond to your insults, Lara_D.

yeah close kami. You're still a SLUT though :D

[seva]

i like doronilla's political and social analyses - pati na rin yong food column niya sa sunday inquirer.

i find michael tan's articles insightful and witty. ditto with randy david's.

regular reader din ako nina maureen dowd, thomas friedman, and nikolas kristof of new york times.

[cedie]

Originally posted by pale_pilsen
maurice arcache

In protest, Inquirer founder Eggie Apostol had her name removed from the staffbox when Archache was hired this month.

By the way, sino pa rito ang nagbabasa ng Vantage Point ni Prof. Luis Teodoro (http://www.luisteodoro.com) sa Today (http://www.today.net.ph)?

[CoolCucumber]

my choices are: conrado de quiros, rina david, ambeth ocampo, michael tan, mon tulfo (brutal to!), nestore torre. i also used to read kris aquino's :)

[pikekoks]

conrado de quiros of PDI and rep. teddy boy locsin of TODAY!:)

[spidervein]

disclaimer:
i will have to confess, my newspaper-reading is limited to front-page news and the lifestyle section. :bashful:

i did enjoy reading Clinton Palanca's column when he was still with PDI. i found it highly entertaining and funny; i also enjoyed his self-depreciating humor. his articles on preview are mostly feature articles, so it's just not the same. [ i find the excerpt from one of his articles (on teaching and hitting on his attractive female students) that was posted here previously quite intriguing because ive heard from a lot of people that he's gay.]

on celine lopez - although i believe she has a somewhat wider vocabulary than kris aquino, i find her writing style annoying and somewhat headache-inducing (i have to give it to her, she is a self-confessed "ditz"). she uses "delilah" and now, "fight" (as an adjective, like "to prove that you are really 'fight' ") way too often. ofcourse that doesnt stop me from reading her column for amusement purposes. :lol: what with her paris hilton-like lifestyle, friendships with the likes of tim yap, etc, and proclivities for the bottle and partying all night, she lives quite an intriguing (albeit shallow to most people) life. still the very fact that she has a column (and even has a book published) somewhat befuddles me. :shrug2: (i know, i know...it's 'cause people like me, who claim to not like her, still end up reading her column!) :D

[CoolCucumber]

saan newspaper si scott garceau ? tsaka i'll add to my list yung columnist ng Working Wounded (http://www.workingwounded.com/) , si Bob Rosner :)

[kookook]

Zafra, Neal H. Cruz, de Quiros, Rina Jimenez-David, and Michael Tan (Pinoy Kasi)

btw, i'm glad walang sumagot ng Tim Yap :lol:

[pale_pilsen]

Originally posted by cedie
In protest, Inquirer founder Eggie Apostol had her name removed from the staffbox when Archache was hired this month.

By the way, sino pa rito ang nagbabasa ng Vantage Point ni Prof. Luis Teodoro (http://www.luisteodoro.com) sa Today (http://www.today.net.ph)?

good lord! after getting the boot, the philippine star's resident "palangga" is back in full force with PDI :rolleyes:

[cedie]

kakaiba nga. parang mas pinili pa siya ng inquirer over its founder. :(

sa columnists, try ninyo rin si mark macapagal ng manila times. asteeg yung mga article niya.

at (shameless plug na ito) hindi ako columnist in the real sense of the word, but i have a regular column in peyups.com (http://www.peyups.com/topics.khtml?op=newindex&topic=39).

[flare]

Jessica Zafra, Conrado de Quiros and Rina Jimenez-David.

For those who hated Maurice Aranche, just don't read his columns or better yet, file a petition to get him off the Inquirer staff.

I actually liked Gino de la Paz's articles. He used to have a column in the Inquirer website youth section.