Editorial Cartoon
Solution to flooding needs total approach THE creation of the Anti-Flooding Commission by the Lim administration is a step in the right direction. However, from the initial description of the commission’s mandate, one gets the impression that the study’s parameters are inclusive of the city’s physical boundaries only. Following the…
EDITORIAL
Fr. Soc, the politician By Ermin Garcia Jr. I grieve for my archdiocese, Lingayen-Dagupan. This was the archdiocese that molded and strengthened my faith in the Catholic Church from my boyhood years. I was exposed to the duties and work of the clergy early in my grade school days because…
Punchline
Problems cropping up at PCA By Gonzalo Duque I’D like to thank President Duterte for appointing me as administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). I’ve, in fact, already started my job before my oath-taking by visiting our building. The ambiance is not good because it looks like a tomb. And…
Playing with Fire
What if Mayweather suddenly unretire? By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao keeps saying he won’t retire. N’yet. This, even as he just fought his toughest bout the last five years. This, even as he almost lost to Keith Thurman—in the eyes of the judges. This, even as he looked truly…
General Admission
The streets where we live By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I am walking through the streets today, in the rain. After transacting with Bank of Commerce Philcoa Branch, I start to walk on Masaya Street. The street is busy moving people. It has become the station for tricycles to and from…
G Spot
“There’s always the first time” By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. “THERE’S always the first time,” a maxim that nobody dares contradict because it’s true. And that’s what happened last Sunday (July 28) in the sporting world and became the talk of the town among cycling followers when a young rider…
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. The BridgeAuthor Unknown ONCE upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side…
Learnings in Life
Problems created by Dengvaxia scare By Leonardo Micua MANY welcomed an announcement by Malacañang through Presidential Spokesman Sal Panelo just few days ago that it is open to the use of Dengvaxia vaccine amid the alarming spike in the number of dengue cases nationwide, particularly in the Visayas. Recall that…