Moral contrast By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the rational and valid questions asked on the occasion of the phenomenal funeral rites of the former President Corazon Aquino personally attended by some 300 thousand of Filipinos and closely watched by millions through it extensive TV coverage, is precisely…
Outpouring By Jun Velasco IT will take some time when Filipinos and democracy-loving people around the world are able to get over the impact of former President Cort Aquino’s death on August l. 2009. The nation wept. But it eventually rejoiced. We casually call her an “icon” of freedom and…
The day we all died By Al S. Mendoza ON August 5, I woke up early. Early was about 5:30 a.m. This day was big day both for me and Sol F. Juvida, a fellow writer-journalist. Turns out for millions of Filipinos, too. Hindi kami nag-iisa. Yes, you guessed it…
Yellow By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not a fan of the color yellow before. My favorite color is red, which I label as a symbol for warriors and gallantry, particularly if you talk about sports competitions. In fact, the French-made bike that I used to win my three…
Bombarded by Manny, Mar and Erap By Gregor Aquino Sajonas WE can’t deny that mass media significantly contributes in shaping the lives of the people and that it is one of society’s important institutions that can mobilize and persuade people. No wonder it is being used by certain individuals to…
ON THE OFFENSIVE LINGAYEN–A barangay kagawad and another elected official holding a higher post have been tagged as coddlers of the Colisao gun-for-hire group whose leader and three members were arrested by the police two weeks ago in Umingan town. Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Percival Barba, however, did not…
LINGAYEN–Yellow ribbons were tied around the trees and draped at the office buildings in the Capitol complex here, around lampposts at major streets in Dagupan City as well as in other towns around the province to express Pangasinenses’ grief and to honor former President Corazon C. Aquino who passed away…
Another layer in the public administration of the city will be added soon. Dagupan City Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. will name six “deputy mayors” in the city from the ranks of barangay chairmen to facilitate and improve administration and cooperation among the 31 barangays in the city. The appointment of…
FORMER Vice Governor Oscar Lambino lambasted Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued for defending the municipal government of Malasiqui in a civil suit questioning the validity of the lease contract entered into by Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay and the Magic Group of Companies. “Nakakahiya eh. She (Baniqued) contradicted herself by lawyering…
URDANETA CITY–Though several years behind the deadline, this city might prove to be the first local government in the province to comply with the mandated creation of a full-scale sanitary landfill. Bolinao already has a small-scale sanitary landfill. “The city government here is set to put up a sanitary landfill…
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