Christmas Cheer We are a people who never fail to rank high in global studies on the happiness index. And during Christmas time, we Filipinos, the biggest Catholic population in Asia, are extra cheerful. Our high tolerance level and penchant for humor even in the grimmest of situations shines through…
Begging their forgiveness By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. This Christmas will be my 59th celebration. I think it’s time I do something I’ve been meaning to do as a true Christian every Christmas, but never got around to it. I’d like to address all the elected and appointed public officials…
Impressing our home-coming balikbayan By Gerry Garcia CHRISTMAS Eve tomorrow, Dec. 24, marks the end of a novena that began on the 16th with the Misa De Gallo, or dawn mass. This ninth day, Dec. 24, is a direct prelude to Christmas Day, after which the city of Dagupan on…
Guv’nor Spines’ Camelot By Jun Velasco YOU have to give it to Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. (ATE, for short, not ZTE, huh!) when it comes to talking about a dream. Thursday night on the Capitol grounds, the governor repeated in a speech at the Media Night that the province,…
A press council needed here By Gonzalo Duque We had two meetings with the President (GMA) lately in which we tackled certain critical issues including education. Our suggestion regarding the need to involve all stakeholders in an organization or government agency when planning a budget has won the President’s approbation….
Love By Al S. Mendoza ON Tuesday, we celebrate Christmas, the most important day in all of Christendom because it commemorates the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. I have five wishes to mark this most important birthday in the Christian calendar. One, I wish to love my parents (even…
Farmers etch new image for war-torn ARMM By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Farmers in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao [ARMM] are slowly but surely etching a new image for this war-torn region as a technical cooperation project guides them towards higher productivity and better attitudes. The project is conducted by…
Congrats By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. Every two years the Southeast Asia Games is held and always on the month of December. This year it was conducted on December 5-16 in Thailand. Like in the 2005 games, which our country hosted, two of our Pangasinan cyclists that represented our country…
Christmas message By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Christmas is such a great event and marvelous reality that its inherent significance and invaluable lessons remain inexhaustible. This is why after some two thousand years of repeatedly celebrating it, Christmas still continues to mean many things to many people. Allow me…
I am a Subolite, Pangasinan and proud. By Fe May Dulay It is always with deep pride and pleasure when I tell people that I hail from our province and a UP SUBOL SOCIETY member. When I entered the University of the Philippines Baguio in June 2004, I was not…
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