Terrorizing the High Court The Chief Justice of the land was his usual candid self when he admitted that the justices are being subjected to political pressure to decide immediately on the petitions on charter change one way or the other. But even as the Arroyo administration denies to the…
The Queen’s gambit and the nurses By Ermin Garcia Jr. FOR a while, I honestly thought the flip-flopping of President Arroyo finally came to an end when she decided that the Court of Appeal’s decision would finally take precedence over everything else. In fact, when the appellate court decided to…
Working for a common good By Gerry Garcia FINALLY after countless decades, this city’s long harassed pedestrians will be given the chance to cut through formidable traffic in the narrow streets of the city to the other side with nary a hassle. Dagupan’s superman in the House, Speaker JDV, has…
Mayor Resuello’s political odyssey By Jun Velasco MAYOR Jolly Resuello’s rise in local politics is like surviving a snake pit. Veteran politicians say that it’s tougher to win local electoral battles than in the national level. We doff our hat to the successful players because they have survived, hurdled and…
Injustice By Gonzalo Duque IT’S easily the scourge of the century in this country. The utterly sad fate that befell the 2006 batch of nursing board passers is unending. Most of us who have followed the series of events vis a vis the ill-fated nursing exams have been helplessly watching…
Bayambang mayor deserves praise & support By Al S. Mendoza TRADITION is the hardest to kick. Take the sanitary landfill being mulled in Bayambang. Since it is an entirely new thing, expect critics to come forward. But I’m not about to join them. For one, the times tell us to…
Monsignor Bitanga’s seminary, priesthood and retirement life (Part 2) By Eva C. Visperas Readers appreciated the first part of our feature on Msgr. Leon Bitanga last week. A clear sign that there’s really a need to have a break from political issues, they say. Thanks most especially to our avid…
Here comes the BPRE Pneumatic corn planter (Part 3) By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Comes the Pneumatic Corn Planter To recapitulate, the BPRE pneumatic corn planter can be mounted on the rear of any four-wheel tractor [22 to 35 hp] by means of any standard three-point hitch. It is equipped with…
Moral question By +Oscar V. Cruz D.D. Is it morally right for churchmen to receive money for the poor from a duly perceived corrupt national government? This is the moral question that demands a clear-cut answer in these times and in this country. It is true that whatever money the…
I tip, You toe By Emmanuelle I am serious. This story happened; these people are real, really. An overseas Filipino worker learned of this column through friends and Friendster. When email messages couldn’t be sent, the worker and this writer conducted a Smart exchange across the Globe through Sun and…
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