Ed Pontaoe 12 Aug 2008 Credit should be given where’s due! The evolution of Congresslady Rachel Arenas of the 3rd District of Pangasinan from a spring chicken to a Margaret Thatcher is admirable. In a few short months she showed results in getting something done in the infrastructures her constituents…
Accounting for their first 365 days Three hundred sixty five days have passed and the time for accounting by all accountable public officials has come. By accountable officials, we mean the elected provincial, city and municipal executives. They who promised the electorate what the latter can expect once elected. It’s…
Transparency and Accountability By Ermin Garcia Jr. At a recent meeting between Senator Pia Cayetano and officers of the 4Ls (Local Lady Legislators League of the Philippines) led by Dagupan City Councilor Farah Decano, the senator was visibly impressed by the latter’s piece of legislation that was adopted as Ordinance…
Some parents don’t know their children have autism By Jun Velasco A TASTE of Persia. After our Rotary meeting Wednesday evening which is now held at Club Filipino, we proceeded to an exotic restaurant called “Arya,” owned and managed by our new friend, Shin Karami. It was an interesting and…
GMA, Erap leadership styles analyzed By Gonzalo Duque ALL this hullabaloo about President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s low acceptability ratings should cause us to reflect. Is it a must for our President to be popular — or to do the right things for the country? If we take a long view…
Pacquiao is Jinkee’s true love By Al S. Mendoza HERE’S a snappy salute to Jinkee Pacquiao. Why, first things first. Who is Jinkee Pacquiao again? She’s “just” the wife of Manny Pacquiao, our boxing sensation, who is more popular now than Ate Glue. I say more popular because in Europe,…
Accounting graduate finds a niche in farming By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A good number of non-agriculture graduates have ventured into farming and eventually succeeded. One of them is Crispina “Tayan” Leoncito of Carmen, North Cotabato, 44, an accounting clerk at her town’s local government unit earning subsistence pay before she…
Troublemaker By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “Troublemaker in the national level” seems to be the best way of describing and calling Malacañang. There are marked indications that it finds it hard to act right or to behave well. This is because Malacañang appears to enjoy and thrive on problems…
Olympic Games and the R.A. 9064 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AS I writing this article (Friday, August 8), the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is in progress. And by the time you read this piece I’m very sure the battle for the world’s sports supremacy is underway and…
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