The Miniature President It has been both amusing and engrossing to see in the past week how news about the contest for governorship is intensifying in many provinces, particularly in Luzon. This includes Nueva Ecija, which has been put in the Commission on Election’s list of “areas of concern” precisely…
Absentee Guadiz is back to “work” By Ermin Garcia Jr. Our report about the insistence of Mr. Roberto Sison, the favorite contractor of my favorite mayor Mr. Benjie Lim, to invoke his right not to comment on the missing steel bars and trusses on abandoned Bugnay commercial center only serves…
VFA’s ‘soft approach’ in Sulu By Gerry Garcia TODAY, after more than half a century of independence from Mother America, there are still protests and rallies, though launched in harmless clusters mostly by so-called militants, daring “imperialist Yankees” to keep hands off matters that are not their business here, and…
Gloria Pagsolingan Geronimo 26 Feb 2007 Kuya Romy, Salamat sa pakikiramay nyo. Yes, our beloved father’s homecoming was on Jan. 29, 2007. Dumating kami ng Basista ng Jan. 30, 2007 to see him… to be with him for the last time. Inilibing po siya ng Feb. 10, 2007. Salamat po…
Steve Simbillo, 64 By Jun Velasco LAST night, we received a call from General Art Lomibao, who was with balikbayan friends in Boracay Island. The “tourist guide” gave his guests A-l hospitality. His guests were his gracious hosts in the US last month, Dr. Fernando Estrada, a native of Calasiao…
Lomibao: New kid on the (political) block By Gonzalo Duque THE Sunday Punch series on the illegal “occupants” of the Dagupan City beach property should be a jewel in local journalism. On record, it was this column that first made the expose. Former Tondaligan management head Ani Lagao picked up…
PAL Interclub: A habit I can’t kick By Al S. Mendoza CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—I wrote this piece in this jewel city of Mindanao called fondly as the city of golden friendship for the warmth and bright smile people here love to exude. Buttressing that reputation is the fact that…
Watch out for weedy rice By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Rice farmers would do well to watch for the invasion of weedy rice in their farms, as this weed poses great competition for soil nutrients with the rice plants and could cause reductions in yield. Research reports indicate that if 35…
Remember: “Hello Garci” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The “Hello Garci” issue refuses to die. It was denied to rest with the adamant rejection of the impeachment process no less than twice filed in the House of Representatives. The avid pro-administration allies themselves resolutely denied the incumbent national leadership…
Kudos By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. It was one unique and exceptional basketball event that was played last February 13 at the University of Pangasinan (UPang) gymnasium. The UPang players in the 70’s to 90’s, then popularly known as the Greyhounds, battled the current squad named the Webczars. The…
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