Punchiteria
Editorial Cartoon
Urgent mission for our Congressmen THE House of Representatives (HOR) will soon hold a committee hearing on a bill filed opposing the move of the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to permanently ban provincial buses along EDSA. While Pangasinan has no…
Editorial
Soon Dagupan, Pangasinan dengue-free? By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a heads up to the Dagupan City government, and yes, to the provincial government. Firstly, I hope the city government will soon realize that Dagupan City can pride itself to be the only dengue-free city in the country! How so? The…
Punchline
My last… and signing off By Gonzalo Duque SADLY, this will be my last column in our dear Sunday Punch. Since my appointment as administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority, I‘ve since been very busy with all the things that need to be addressed to bring the Philippine coconut industry…
Playing with Fire
A triple sea mishap of tragic proportions By Al S. Mendoza THE recent triple tragedy in Guimaras-Iloilo is another grim reminder of how vulnerable we are when we travel by sea. No less than 30 lives were lost when three motorboats capsized just hours apart in the Iloilo Strait. Many…
General Admission
Typhoon Hanna By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TYPHOON Hanna was predicted to bring “moderate to heavy monsoon rain” in Metro Manila. This fact however, did not alter our plans to meet at a salad bar somewhere in Alabang, a place where, according to Connie de Perio, “the salad is to die…
G Spot
Justice served for cyclist Garalde By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER three years of waiting, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 14 under Judge Alberto Tenorio finally meted Vhon Martin Tanto, a former Army reservist, up to 40 years in jail sentence plus moral and exemplary damages for the murder…
Sports Eye
By: Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. Appreciation of Hard WorkAuthor Unknown One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did…
