THE 72-year-old owner of a private school in Mangatarem town was found dead inside the school campus last Monday, March 15. Custodian Jack Bagat, 58, reported for work at Mystical Rose College of Science and Technology in Barangay Pogon Lomboy, Mangatarem, and found the victim, Virgilio Valmonte, lying lifeless on…
WHAT should have been a happy family get-together turned awry when a 25-year-old mute and deaf man drowned at the Tinakayanan Falls in Barangay Bolo in Labrador town Monday, March 15. Investigation revealed the Almoites, residents of Barangay Matalava in Lingayen town, were having a family gathering at the Falls…
Beware of complacency THE recent decision of the provincial government to adopt the Uniform Travel Protocols issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) is definitely sound to further boost the rebooting of the local economy. However, there are serious concerns of some local governments, particularly towns…
DOTr’s new profiteering scheme via LTFRB By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHILE the news from the LTFRB about the expected resumption of operations of bus companies this month is good and beneficial, there is a caveat that removes the full benefit to passengers. I refer to the requirement of…
Zeroing in on Slaughter & Parks By Al S. Mendoza GREG Slaughter left first before saying he was on sabbatical (leave of absence aka vacation). That was stepping on the line. You leave without saying goodbye—that’s being unprofessional, period. He put Ginebra San Miguel on cliff’s edge. Wasn’t Ginebra…
Authenticity By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo EARLY morning past midnight, I received a call from Luz Maria Lopez, a friend from Puerto Rico. Luz and I met at a 2016 literary conference in India and maintained our friendship since that time. We have occasional video chats that lasted for thirty…
Women’s volleyball teams unified By Atty. Farah G. Decano SOMETHING spectacular in volleyball sports is in the offing this women’s month. There seems to be a merger of the top volleyball associations in the country- the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) and Philippine Super Liga (PSL). The two associations have…
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