Editorial Cartoon
A test of honor and decency COMMISSION on Election offices around the country will be bustling this week until the 1st of December as the filing of certificates of candidacy takes place. Who will actually be joining the May 2010 race for the various national and local positions will finally…
Editorial
“Politics is addition” adage corrupts By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTER all the dizzying posturing in the past weeks by all political wannabes in the local front, the first wave of political dust will finally settle down. We will soon know who are in and who are out but in all…
Punchline
Republican democracy and state of poverty By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is well known that democracy stands for the rule of the people through the government they choose, acting as free and sovereign citizens. Needless to say, a fundamental element of democracy is the freedom of the people…
Viewpoints
No title yet By Jun Velasco AT the Manila Hotel Thursday noon, we bumped into Gov. Spines and his entourage including Reps. Art Celeste and Rachel Arenas, Board Member Raul Sison, his presumptive vice gubernatorial bet Freddie Calimlim, Mayors Rey Velasco, Ayoy Resuello, Roy Macanlalay, Ric Camacho, Armando Domantay and…
Think about it
Benjie Lim on the comeback trail By Gonzalo Duque SORRY we missed the deadline last week. This Sunday Punch column writing business (thank you, Ermin!) has become a life routine so that when deadline comes, we couldn’t be at ease without doing our column writing bit wherever we are and…
Playing with Fire
With Pacquiao’s TKO win, I was as relieved as Gabriel By Al S. Mendoza I SAID third round. By knockout. Almost, but not quite. I also said, it could happen in the sixth. By knockout. Again, almost, but not quite. Miguel Cotto fell in the third. But it was only…
General Admission
Pacman should retire By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR the 2nd time this year I was not able to write my article last week due to time constraints and the pressure for the preparation of the Jun Ebdane Cup Pangasinan Day Cycling Classic last Nov. 13, an event sponsored by…
Sports Eye
After the storms By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique—The Christmas holidays are coming. Crime is on the rise. A couple of weeks ago, five of our six plastic chairs outside the house got nicked. One of the regular guards assigned to our house is on leave and an oldish gardener who…
