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March 2013

Editorial

By | Editorial, News

Holy or holiday? WHILE workers in predominantly Catholic Philippines were already swinging into either holy or holiday mood last Wednesday afternoon with most offices already on a half-day work schedule leading up to the long weekend up to Easter Sunday, there was still apprehension in the air at the Sangguniang…

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Editorial

By March 31, 2013Editorial, News

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

Judas 9 on Holy Week By Ermin Garcia Jr.   THE unrepentant and incorrigible Judas 9 in the Dagupan City council, many of whom are in the MadiLIM and MakuLIMLIM ticket, tried but failed to reenact Judas’ biblical betrayal of Jesus in observance of the Holy Week. Reminiscent of their…

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Punchline

By March 31, 2013Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

Illegal fishpens By Jun Velasco    “An educated person is one who knows how to be ignorant intelligently,” E.C. McKenzie OUR friend from Bani, Pangasinan Procopio “Pepe” de Vera called up yesterday from Beijing to inform us of China’s freezing weather (“parang ini-sliced ang laman ko”). He said via his…

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Think about it

By March 30, 2013Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

By | Archives, Opinion

Michael should accept Brian’s dare! By Gonzalo Duque   IT’s Holy Week while we wrote this column. That’s why we’ve been praying hard we wouldn’t descend to unholy thoughts due to the very libelous broadcasts we have been getting for two weeks now. Our lawyers are poring into the libelous…

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Playing with Fire

By March 30, 2013Archives, Opinion

Deretsahan

By | Archives, Opinion

There is still hope By Bebot Villar   HABANG pumuporma na ang mga candidates for the May 13 elections, pinag-aaralan kong mabuti who among them ang may advocacy o plataporma against illegal drugs. Most of them ay naka-focus sa fight against poverty, pagbibigay ng tamang education, livelihood, sapat na pagkain, health…

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Deretsahan

By March 30, 2013Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

By | Archives, Opinion

The Pieta By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   THERE was once a mother tenderly holding her newly born Child, silently enjoying His looks of innocence, conscious of His utter dependence of her and attentively protecting His helplessness. There was a Child feeling good, cozy and safe in the arms of…

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Viewpoints

By March 30, 2013Archives, Opinion