Appreciating Sol’s Sydney sojourn & reunion By Al S. Mendoza SYDNEY—Hi, mate! This city, booming and bursting to the seams but still sparse of population that makes it still very lovably livable, continues to charm me even as this was already my sixth visit here since 1985. A highlight…
Distractions By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo Of course, you are a ghost. I already killed you before. You resurrected, walked by towards the comfort room, and back. Your bladder still malfunctions, after all these years. Were you wondering if, it was me, your assassin, because you stood there, like you…
Lakers’ precarious situation By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Los Angeles Lakers failed to enter the NBA’s playoffs last season and I believe it was due to the retirement of their injured point-guard player, the superstar Kobe Bryant. Records say, Kobe, who stayed with the LA Lakers for 19 consecutive…
Lesson Learned Author Unknown By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story or an article I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. ONE day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country…
PhilHealth staff not considered health workers By Leonardo Micua A RECENT decision of the Supreme Court that declared that officers and employees of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) are not public health workers and therefore are not entitled to the privileges granted under the Magna Carta of Public…
24 TOWNS ALSO AWARDEES LINGAYEN – The Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award was again presented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to the provincial government under the Espino administration. Governor Amado Espino, III received the fourth SGLG seal from DILG Secretary Eduardo Año during…
THE Commission on Elections has rejected the certificates of candidacy of ten persons who already run in past elections and failed to submit their respective Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) as required by law. Provincial Election Supervisor Marino Salas said the ten were already in fact informed officially of…
IF the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) continues to attract more visitors, credit must also go to Alaminos City’s “Scubasurero” project that keeps the islands environmentally clean. The project, a brainchild of Mayor Arthur Celeste launched in 2016, directs divers to scour the islands and every month to clean and…
ALL fines and penalties earlier imposed on business establishments in Dagupan City for various deficiencies in the past have been waived by the city government. The waiver of penalties on tax business assessments in all businesses in the city from January to October 2018 on account of losses that they incurred…
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