PUNCHITERIA
Editorial Cartoon
A five-minute pause, please CHRISTIANS all over the world always look forward to Christmas Day. It’s Jesus Christ’s birthday. Alas, Christmas for many of us has since taken a different meaning. Forgotten is the moment of Jesus Christ’s nativity, and the purpose of his joining mankind. In its stead, Christmas…
Editorial
The sloppy cowards By Ermin Garcia Jr. FIRST of all, I must apologize for the blunder of my staff that appeared in our last issue. I refer to our headline story about Rep. Amado Espino Jr.’s manifestation to abide by the Sandiganbayan’s suspension. Horror of all horrors, when I…
Punchline
Journalists’ obvious edge By Gonzalo Duque MERRY CHRISTMAS! We overheard a chismis regarding our having been president of the Pangasinan Press Club and for how long? Ok, we said, dapat na mag-reorganized na ang club. Those of you who have followed the press club event must be having…
Playing with Fire
Aid is never aid when you put a condition to it By Al S. Mendoza HE said: “Watch your language…Go home!” That was President Duterte once again. Who was in the audience when he said that this week? No less than the American ambassador to the Philippines, who is…
General Admission
Death penalty, war on drugs, Duterte’s health By Ulysses R. Butuyan SENATE TACKLES DEATH PENALTY IN JANUARY. It pays to remember that magistrates are but human and are not infallible. Innocent suspects sometimes fall victims to honest error in judgment, judicial incompetence or misconduct, and no procedural remedy can…
Punching Bug
The Christians and the Pagan By Virginia J. Pasalo FEWER people attended the fourth Simbang Gabi. Most were still sleep-sitting when a woman shouted, “Oh, no, the baby is falling!” and everyone suddenly shifted their gaze from the floor to her face, and she pointed her lips four pews…
G Spot
MMDA czar Tim Orbos sizzles By Jesus A. Garcia, MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority) officer-in-charge Thomas “Tim” Orbos was in Pangasinan recently as the guest speaker of the Breakfast Club hosted by Mita Duque and Jun Velasco at President Hotel in Lingayen attended by local media practitioners. Tim was…
