Reviving the People’s Initiative (a.k.a. No-El) Just when we thought the country can finally move on after the Supreme Court decided against the People’s Initiative, and after the people resoundingly rejected the conspiracy in the House of Representatives to convene a Constituent Assembly minus the Senate, now comes the motley group…
The political season is here By Ermin Garcia Jr. ‘Tis the time for political pundits to finally shine and sound important after two years of incubation. For too long, they have been chewing on their political scenarios that they now either have to swallow or choke on their fearless forecasts…
Let’s hear JDV once again By Gerry Garcia TRADITIONAL politics, as especially played out in our Third World Republic, has been singled out by most political analysts to be behind our dismal failure to catch up with our regional neighbors some of whom were at par with, or even below,…
Kuya Joe, the ball is in your court! By Gonzalo Duque AFTER a couple of weeks’ vacation, your fiery columnist is back. Sorry to those who were praying that I go on leave for a longer period. But so many were looking for this column whom I cannot ignore….
Linda Magno comes home By Jun Velasco IT SHOULD not surprise us that US Marine Lance Corporal Smith is being treated with kid gloves by the authorities. What’s surprising is our alacrity to pretend that we can obtain justice against the world’s political industrial complex ruled by the United States….
A lot of super in Baguio By Al S. Mendoza I BROUGHT my family up to Baguio on New Year’s Day. That has been a ritual for years now. So, from January 1 to January 4, we were at the Baguio Country Club. I must say the Baguio Country…
Investments in Pangasinan up by 96.15% By Eva C. Visperas The New Year started with a good report as far as investment in Pangasinan is concerned. I talked to Daria Mingaracal, provincial caretaker of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the province. Her title sounds like she’s a…
First biotech rice variety in RP released By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The first biotech rice variety in the Philippines, released only recently by the National Seed Industry Council [NSIC] for commercial production, is now being produced in a large scale. Called NSIC Rc142 or more popularly as Tubigan 7, the…
Contradictions Par Excellence By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The attempt to reverse the Anti-death penalty law by some members of the lower house and the recent death sentence imposed on a known dictator, brings to mind the ridiculous as well as gross contradictions of death penalty – even on…
Basketball fiasco By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS elated, proud and very grateful to two sports minded persons in my village (Buenlag, Mangaldan) who organized an inter-purok basketball tournament recently that received a big plaudit from my village mates, including this writer. The tandem, a certain Mr. Bengson and…
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