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December 2009

If he is TGIF, why leave?

By | Punch Forum

Rodolfo “jojo” Casilang Jr. 28 Dec 2009 Re: Overseas Pinoys have not abandoned RP Are Filipinos happy? If they are happy, they would not seek out to put down roots in another foreign land where they can buy bread and butter at the fraction of their income. If they are…

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If he is TGIF, why leave?

By December 30, 2009Punch Forum

Editorial

By | Editorial, News

Working for the best in 2010 THE last quarter of 2009 was particularly trying for us with typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” wreaking unprecedented destruction in many parts of the country, including the capital Metro Manila and right here in Pangasinan. And so we bid goodbye to this year with both…

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Editorial

By December 30, 2009Editorial, News

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

The privileged senior citizen By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHO says lives of senior citizens are on a downhill path? Absolutely not true. Senior citizens (yes, including myself) always have something to look forward to, something new, something exciting to live for the next day.  For many, it could be a…

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Punchline

By December 30, 2009Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

US, China are the world’s worst polluters By Jun Velasco WE are sad witnesses to the conceits among governments of the different countries while dealing with climate change. The document that the world leaders hammered out in Copenhagen to promote a safe world environment has suffered a snag because the…

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Think about it

By December 30, 2009Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

By | Archives, Opinion

Be humble By Gonzalo Duque WHAT does Christmas mean to all of us? Offhand, it should mean “joy,” fiestas, celebration, love, peace, contentment, food, and lots of it, mostly whatever is pleasurable. We are debating with any of the things you have learned to associate Christmas such as those aforementioned….

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Playing with Fire

By December 30, 2009Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

By | Archives, Opinion

Happy New Year? By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE last Christmas was “Merry”, all right – for most Filipinos at least, considering the big havoc brought about by a volcano, not to mention the many lives lost at sea plus some loses and pains brought about by house burning and…

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Viewpoints

By December 30, 2009Archives, Opinion