Shabu for kids RECENTLY, law enforcers have intercepted sachets of shabu in the possession of an arrested pusher with one curious difference: the substance was colored green to make it appear like a pandan-flavored candy. Last week, a 14-year old boy peddling shabu was arrested in a buy-bust operation by…
The Duterte effect By Gonzalo Duque WE heard Mayor Belen and Vice Mayor Brian Lim are back in their old habit – fight mode. Their peeve was BTF’s pet project, passage of the proposed CLUP or Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Brian is insinuating vested interest in Belen’s obsession to…
Atop the ring and off it, Ali was The Greatest By Al S. Mendoza NO one compares with Muhammad Ali, who died last June 3 from Parkinson’s disease complications; he was 74. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Rocky Marciano weren’t even close. Yes, both Mayweather and Marciano were unbeaten when…
Of drug lords, China, Church By Ulysses R. Butuyan Bigger bounty for drug lords. Can’t our law enforcers find and arrest them without having to be paid extra for doing their duty? How come only the alleged small-time drug pushers and the pathetic drug users are being pursued? Do…
Remembering Muhammad Ali By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WORLD boxing is in mourning during these days over the passing of former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, 74, considered by many as the world’s greatest boxer of all times. Like many others, he was also my all-time boxing hero since he…
Of OJTs and Irregularities By Johanne R. Macob FIVE years ago, I had my internship in The PUNCH. The internship program that I and my classmates experienced had been satisfactory, with no irregularity issues raised. Thanks to the guidelines observed by both our higher education institution (HEI) and the…
A CRYBABY — I find it disgusting if not funny to hear a city official threaten another official with “Isusumbong kita kay Duterte” or words to that effect. He must be a great fan of “Isumbong kita kay Tulfo” of our old PNA colleague Ramon. To my mind, that fellow sounded like…
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