A great PR idea for BSL By Gonzalo Duque THE Duques are humbled by Manong Resty Basa’s revelation that the Pistay Dayat yearly event had its origin during my father, then Governor Paco’s time at the Capitol. Manong Resty, the city’s present foremost historian, told me and a group of…
Queer, a puzzle By Al S. Mendoza BENJIE LIM isn’t just queer but is also a puzzle. First, he stood me up some time ago during a dinner date in Singapore. Next, I saw him dump GMA in favor of FPJ days before the 2004 May elections. Then, he demanded…
An ugly experience in Alaminos City By Eva C. Visperas Honestly, I admire Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza for being a workaholic, and the programs he is implementing in his city are newsworthy. He is a good news source. I normally interview him by phone only considering how far his…
Bio-fortifying rice to fight night and total blindness Second of 2 Parts By Sosimo Ma. Pablico PhilRice scientists are approaching the development of vitamin A-loaded rice in two ways. One, they have crossed the popular variety PSB Rc82 with Cocodrie, a Golden Rice variety developed through genetic engineering in the…
Poor art of deception By +Oscar V. Cruz Gambling operators are trying hard to master the art of deception with the help of their hired disciples. They fervently say something and yet intend to do exactly the opposite. In substance, the art of deception is to promote what is false…
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Do your Math By Emmanuelle Life is math itself; math is life itself. Life is defined or explained by mathematics; mathematics is defined or explained by life. This is the principle of scientific determinism, the predictability of life itself. I know most of you would blanch white, blankity blank, black…
How much this time? The Holy Week is over and the province is witnessing the resurrection of another kind, the evil kind. Jueteng is back in Pangasinan, particularly in the third and sixth districts. And curiously, Chief PNP Arturo Lomibao, he who declared that jueteng and other forms of illegal…
CITY AGRICULTURE OFFICE CLAIMS COLIFORM bacteria would not kill the bangus, neither would it kill a person. This was how City Agriculturist Emma Molina described the hazard posed by the bacteria in reaction to PUNCH’s report confirming the existence of coliform bacteria in the city’s rivers above the acceptable levels….
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