Editorial Cartoon
Bigger disaster THE province’s disaster preparedness and response system was once again put to the test last week with the torrential rains brought by Typhoon Maring, the second major storm in as many weeks. And it passed with flying colors based on how people were evacuated on time and…
Editorial
Cayetano and Lacson By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHAT does one make of the Filipinos generally as a people in times of crisis or when times get rough? Selfless and caring. Resilient and buoyant. Spiritual and prayerful. Tireless and dedicated. Generous and amicable. Self-sacrificing and humble. Courageous and spirited. Easily traits…
Punchline
Our aborted meeting with Ninoy at Baylor Hospital By Jun Velasco “The Filipino is worth dying for”—Ninoy Aquino WHY do we remember our national heroes? Well, for one, they are our moral compass, our guiding stars, our inspiration. It was most fitting that the nation observed the 30th…
Think about it
Hour of reckoning By Gonzalo Duque SAN FRANCISCO, California—The Philippines has no monopoly of natural disasters. They are global. What is sad about the calamities in our country is the face of massive poverty that typhoons and floods bring. We see rain-drenched people from the slums, children swimming on…
Playing with Fire
Why not a catch-basin for all? By Al S. Mendoza AGAIN, the rains came. Again, the floods came. Again, the evacuations came. Again, the donations came. Again, the blame-game came. The rains come because our country has two major seasons: rainy and sunny, or wet and dry, or warm…
General Admission
The Late Bokal By Bebot Villar I THOUGHT nagbago na siya. Akala ko nag-mature na itong public official na ito. But sad to say, he seems not to have grown up at all. He’s notorious for being late pag dumating. Kung inimbitahan mo daw ng 8:00 a.m., expect him…
Deretsahan
“No one may remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world.” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THUS spoke POPE FRANCIS – some three weeks ago – when he made a visit to a slum area in Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the World Youth Day…
Viewpoints
Failures By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BOXING: The Mexico-vs-Philippines rivalry in professional boxing continues and the latest victim last Sunday was Fil-Am Ana Julaton. Yes, our only Filipino female professional boxer, former world champion Julaton, was unable to outclass her Mexican opponent Celina Salazar last August 18 in a…
