Teachers as plagiarists? By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTER my last week’s item about the inclination of some local papers to resort to plagiarism to fill their empty editorial spaces, I had hoped that those whom we named randomly would quickly reform but to our dismay, it wasn’t to be.
Light after dark By Jun Velasco “Come near to God and He will come near to you.“– James 4:8 WE congratulate the Ebdanes — Governor Jun and son, Congressman-elect Omar — for their masterly handle of politics in Zambales. Omar, the youngest son of Jun and the former Alma Cabanayan…
Decency By Gonzalo Duque HAPPY Valentine to you! One day last week, we saw a lady faith healer per suggestion of our friend, Prof. Jaime Licauco, for the removal of certain ailments in our body. After the session, we were instructed to take precautions on what not to eat and what…
Donaire may yet be the next Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza STILL looking for the next Manny Pacquiao? Don’t look now but I just found him. He’s none other than Nonito Donaire Jr. Donaire is as good as Pacquiao. He is strong, fast and a thinking fighter. Donaire proved that…
Abortion By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “THE State …shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.” (Phil. Constitution: Section 12). Thus reads the categorical State Policy on the protection of the “life” of the “unborn” from the moment of “conception.” The more…
Vidal explains By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. HOURS after copies of the PUNCH’s last week edition came out in the newsstands, University of Luzon (UL) basketball team head coach Renato “Jack” Vidal called me up to clarify the issue that I wrote about in this corner pertaining to the selection…
The versatile bakawan By Roberto Garcia DID you know that a hectare of mangrove forest has an estimated economic value of US$600 in just one year according to resource economists? Why is this so? Mangroves, locally known as bakawan or pakar, are salt-tolerant trees commonly found along brackishwater rivers and…
“Freedom” and privacy online By Beatrice Marie Basi “Right now, with social networks and other tools on the Internet, all of these 500 million people have a way to say what they’re thinking and have their voice be heard.”-Mark Zuckerberg THE internet has become an important tool for us…
ECO-TOURISM PROJECT AT RISK A KOREAN investor who has committed to build several projects in the 264-hectare tourism-industrial park in Lingayen has appealed for the immediate resolution of the issue over the alleged illegal black sand mining in the area. Kim Moon Gil, president of All Weather Aqua City Philippines,…
IS there a real and present danger of a tsunami hitting Dagupan? The city administration seems to believe so and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) is actually planning to build a “Tsunami Hill” in the island barangay of Pugaro, which is supposed to serve as a refuge…
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