By Rex Catubig MY return to movie watching in the theater early this week, after a six-year hiatus, in part brought on by the Covid pandemic, was disenchanting. The movie that seduced me into going, Hello, Love, Again, is the much-ballyhooed sequel to an earlier smash hit and stars…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IS there a chance that the 7 epaLiFes will soon stop their nonsense with the last ruling of RTC Judge Michael Israel on their petitions? I seriously doubt that because they never showed any indication that their moves are intended to help improve the plight…
7 epaLiFes ‘walang iwanan’ policy
By Gonzalo Duque MY editor, Ermin Garcia Jr, and I met at the Bread House on De Venecia Highway last week. Over breakfast, we discussed the possibility of teaming up on a Podcast to talk about pressing national and local issues. It might be a two-day program each week….
Watch out for The Punching Duo podcast
By Leonardo Micua CONGRESSMEN in the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability want to know if the person with such a name exits. It is because the name Mary Grace Piattos is the signatory to most of the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) submitted to the Commission on Audit for liquidating…
Who is Mary Grace Piattos?
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo FOR the past few years, I wake up with a smile, whether I’m ill or not, to inspire my family and friends to act and contribute to healing a country descending to hell. There is not much one can hope for, but seeing others doing…
Bang, bang baby!
By Farah G. Decano A group of restaurant owners in Manila recently asked the government for assistance and relief from the dilemma that they are now confronted with. They complained that regular paying customers of their establishments are now the minority. And that the majority are those who present…
Discount ID: Para que?
By Eva C. Visperas A dream year in the making is finally coming to life in the bustling city of Dagupan. On November 15, 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Edades and Bernal Cultural Center and Museum marked the beginning of a transformative chapter in Dagupan’s — and even…
Their legacy will go on
By Rex Catubig SHE was variously viewed as intimidating, domineering, haughty. But she was also a most kind, caring, and faithful friend who valued her late husband’s associates like they were her own. And the respectful regard extended to their family, the way she extended her hospitality to this…
The kindness of widows (2nd of two parts)
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE weeks that passed had seen a lot of unprecedented political events. There was former President Rodrigo Duterte who locked horns with senators and the notorious QuadComm in the national level, in the provincial level, the escape of provincial officials from the province while Pangasinan…
Political turmoil on the horizon
By Gonzalo Duque “I am really surprised, in my more than a century in this planet, this is the first time that a concrete bridge is blown down by a typhoon. Weird!!! Something really is wrong and ugly. Wasteful expenditures of public fund. Someone must have become richer, to…