Choir Olympics in Austria, Germany By Gerry Garcia IT was through Eva Visperas’ story on page one of last Wednesday’s Phil. Star issue that we learned of the sudden turn-around of some former JDV followers who voted for the Speaker’s ouster: two law-makers each representing the 1st and 3rd districts,…
Political storm By Jun Velasco EARLIER, we wrote the head of this column, “Lozada, hero or heel.” We changed our mind. After listening to Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada in the Senate hearing last Friday, we have developed an impression of the guy. His words came from the bottom of his heart. …
Sayang! By Gonzalo Duque RECENT events, political ones principally, caught everyone, especially, us Pangasinenses by surprise. Our two highest national officials, PGMA and SJDV, were shown to be at loggerheads. One of them, SJDV, was toppled from his powerful post, the Speakership. We are saddened by this development. The incident…
From Arroyo to arrogance By Al S. Mendoza SONS versus a son. Father and son versus sons and parents. The country’s No. 3 versus No. 1. A triad of encounters. Who will win? The sons will. Superiority in numbers. The sons and parents will. Superiority in numbers. The No. 1…
Jeremias Andrade Carrera 11 Feb 2008 It is impossible to teach an old dog new tricks as they say especially attack dogs I would imagine. The dog handler normally rewards them with something these dogs like, and so they attack on command. How does a person especially those…
RP’s first line of defense against climate change By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE ESTABLISHMENT of a Research Institute through an executive order of President Gloria Arroyo as the country’s first line of defense against drought and climate change is now being proposed by two noted scientists from the Ilocos provinces…
“Moral Revolution” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. There is a formal and standing call for a “Moral Revolution” made by no less than a then high ranking official in government in direct response to the pronouncement of an also highly placed Churchman at the helm of the CBCP openly…
Bold move By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. Two weeks ago, we printed here a petition letter handed to me by one of our national cycling team members, accusing their head coach, Jommel Lorenzo, of serious irregularities. The letter was addressed to Bert Lina, the president of PhilCycling, the national…
Think MDGs, act LGUs By Marifi Jara The Millennium Development Goals, or the MDGs, has for a while now been a buzzword among the development sector. Non-government organizations and civil society groups have been keeping watch on the numbers as reported by the national government, particularly by NEDA and the…
Beware: Children Crosssing! By Emmanuelle CONNECT me if I were wronged, but did we witness the lower housing stand united for one glorious or inglorious (no Gloria pun intended, please don’t Amparo me) moment in music history? Or did we just see it give birth again to yet another faction…
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