Holy Nativity, a lesson in humility ‘TI’S the time for discernment and self-examination. We wonder what most are thinking nowadays when they see the Nativity scene today, the same we’ve been seeing every year in churches, homes, malls, town plazas, etc. for the past decades. And what of the millennials,…
EDITORIAL
Reminiscing childhood Christmas at 70 By Ermin Garcia Jr. EVERY time I find myself just a week before Christmas day, I cannot but feel nostalgic about how Christmas was in my childhood (1-7) years. After all, Christmas is the season of the year reserved exclusively for children’s enjoyment and celebration….
Punchline
MERRY CHRISTMAS! By Gonzalo Duque DAGUPAN City’s pride, former Speaker Joe de Venecia Jr., will celebrate his 82nd birthday on December 26, fiesta ng Dagupan. Papano yan, Mayor Belen, mangala kilay helicopter, so you can be in both places on the same day. Venue of the Speaker’s…
Playing with Fire
Magnolia victory caps SMC ‘Grand Slam’ By Al S. Mendoza AS usual, several heroes emerged from Magnolia’s victory in the just-ended Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup. Those who stood out were Romeo Travis, Paul Lee and Mark Barroca. Of course, the natural biggest hero of them all was coach…
General Admission
Crossing the thin line By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE always straddle between and among choices, filling gaps in our existence. In between, we are transported to dimensions of reality that live inside us, taking us to a journey replete with symbolisms, deeper realities that we have chosen, consciously or unconsciously,…
G Spot
Beauty contestants are athletes, too! By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. NOT so many people know that beauty contestants who join any kind of beauty pageant purposely shape their curvaceous figures by involving themselves in physical activities, particularly in sports like zumba, aerobics, running, bicycling, dancing, skating, taekwondo, karate, to name…
Sports Eye
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. The Ship of FriendshipAuthor Unknown A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able…
Learnings in Life
To VM Brian: Fill in the blanks By Leonardo Micua Merry Christmas to one and all! * * * * READERS, noting the column item of Atty. Gonz in his “Playing with Fire” insinuating or directly telling us that Vice Mayor Brian Lim has no or zero accomplishment in office…
Random Thoughts
IT’S GROUFIE TIME– Gov. Amado Espino III sets up a groufie shot with employees of the provincial government during the centennial celebration of the Pangasinan Capitol Centennial. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
