Ricardo Saludo
As the Year of the Horse gallops into the Lunar calendar, the national day-off in recognition of Filipino Chinese offers a respite to catch up with events of the past month which escaped this column’s commentary. Among the noisier, more colorful ones, in line with tonight’s dazzling fireworks across East Asia: the Meralco rate hike controversy, Malacañang’s word war with Senator Bong Revilla, and this week’s “pastoral exhortation” from Catholic prelates.