Make mayor, kapitan accountable OUR citizenry need not look further for an effective measure to protect their families from the COVDI-19 infection that could lead to their fatal deaths needlessly. The answer no longer lies with the national government. It has already prescribed the basic protocol to ward off infection,…
Editorial August 2, 2020
Barangay, critical front line in COVD-19 war By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week, we echoed the alarm raised by the provincial government about indications of local/community transmission of COVID-19 in the province. The province was reported for the first time that coronavirus infection was no longer coming from residents…
Punchline
‘I’m inutile… and I cannot do anything’ By Al S. Mendoza FOREIGN policy has always been a tricky, if not bothersome, business for any sitting president of the republic. President Duterte is no exception. At the outset of his administration following his landslide victory in 2016, Mr. Duterte has…
General Admission
The gift of tears By Farah G. Decano “Nakakaiyak!” This review was posted almost in unison by affected viewers of the latest viral Filipino movie, “Through Night and Day.” Overwhelmed by emotions, they took to various social media platforms to express whatever their tears represent. Watchers with muffled cries…
Andromeda’s Vortex
Covid-19 spares cyclists? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Covid-19 pandemic already killed 670,200 inhabitants of the earth and the Philippines has 1,962 casualties, and ranks 27th among the countries infected by the dreaded disease. As many say, this is predicted to reach a million fatalities until the…
Sports Eye
The Loyal Mongoose Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in The Meaning of Life’s page in Facebook that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. IN a small village, there was a farmer who lived with his wife and…
Learnings in Life
Watching out for returning LSIs, OFWs By Leonardo Micua I and many others had goose bumps upon seeing the raid by the CIDG on Facebook of a computer shop in Quezon City suspected to be faking and selling negative RT-PCR results supposedly coming from a licensed laboratory. This to my…
Random Thoughts
NEW ART ATTRACTION IN THE CITY – A three-dimensional (3D) painting of ocean-themed images, featured characters from the animated film ‘Finding Nemo’ by Dagupeño Joel Pangan on a 30-meter stretch in Barangay Malued is becoming an attraction in the city. The project in the area that used to be a perennially flooded area until…
