Columnist Poncho Rentería celebrated 40 years of writing columns for the newspaper El Tiempo on September 1, 2026, having published a total of 2,800 columns. ^[1] Director Hernando Santos Castillo invited Rentería to El Tiempo via telephone and welcomed him in the editorial page, noting that Rentería was not from Tuluá despite being called 'tulueño'. ^[2] Rentería admitted that he publicly denounced his younger brother's involvement in drug trafficking on a radio and television program, which led to him being labeled an accuser and snitch. ^[3] Rentería faced controversy with thousands of people from the coastal region after he wrote that they engaged in 'chanchullos' (corruption) and looting of health, education, and school lunches. ^[4] Rentería publicly denounced his younger brother, who is eight years his junior, for being involved in drug trafficking and displaying luxury cars. ^[5] Rentería stated that he has never missed a deadline or called the editorial office to inform them he would not be able to write due to illness. ^[6]