Editorial Cartoon
Counting our blessings LAST year, Pangasinan has been largely spared from major calamities while other towns and cities in regions had to suffer extensive damages and destruction to their communities. Pangasinan’s farmers enjoyed bumper harvests of rice, onions, mangoes in 2019. Sure, we had our share of minor inconveniences from…
Editorial
DILG’s ban vs tricycles, etc. By Ermin Garcia Jr. IF we are to believe that DILG today means what it says and says what it means, the days of reckless, careless riders and drivers of tricycles, pedicabs, kuliglig and other three-wheeled vehicles are finally over. The tricycle, pedicab ban on…
Punchline
Global court leaning on lame logic? By Al S. Mendoza ISN’T it funny? Lawyer Jude Josue Sabio was told he could not withdraw his complaint against President Duterte filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) last year. I don’t know what kind of law the ICC uses to act that…
General Admission
Taal: silence breaking free By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TAAL has always attracted me for its naked truth, the duality of its existence, its serenity and turbulence, its darkness and light. To experience Taal is to experience a deeper self, a self that connects to our primal existence, a bigger reality…
G Spot
Because of Lingayen Gulf landing in San Fabian By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised at all, in fact, even somewhat touched by the report of my Punchmate Leonardo V. Micua (published last week’s issue) that according to University of the Philippines professor Ricardo T. Jose, General Douglas…
Sports Eye
The Most Beautiful Heart By Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in alltimeshortstories.com page that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. Author Unknown A young man was proud of his healthy and beautiful heart. One day, standing in the middle of the…
Learnings in Life
Attempted cover-up of ASF By Leonardo Micua SOMETHING seems to be amiss in the late detection of recent incidence of African Swine Fever in hogs in Barangay Linoc, Binmaley last week. At the outset, there was an obvious delay in the reporting of the incident to the authorities, a clear…
