By Leonardo Micua JUST before Christmas, I received a video recording that caught Gov. Mon-mon Guico in a furious mood while he was dressing down in no uncertain terms his audience that was composed of Municipal Health Officers (MHOs) and Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in a presumably well-attended public meeting at…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo JUST as there are plant lovers, there are those who suffocate with a lot of trees, especially in forests. This is clearer to me now than ever before, having met a few of them. One is a neighbor who stealthily cut away big branches while…
By Farah Decano MY nephew, Mike, has owned an assembly of toy robots and superhero action figures since childhood. Already in his mid-thirties now, he has not stopped collecting them, much to the chagrin of his parents. “Peter Pan complex,” they probably thought. I guess Mike is just someone…
By Eva C. Visperas IN a country where the sound of firecrackers is synonymous with New Year’s celebrations, the town of Sto. Tomas in Pangasinan stands as a shining example of community safety and responsible governance, particularly when it comes to ensuring the well-being of its residents during the…
By Rex Catubig Note: For 90 years after the Franklin Bridge sank, island barrio folks had pinned their hopes on its replacement. Yet despite plans initiated by local leaders, it never took shape. It took a master stroke from Cong Toff de Venecia, the scion of the 1st Speaker…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE thieves at the House of Representatives are going for broke! They not only paid themselves millions weekly for doing the QuadCom hearings, but they would not hold themselves accountable for detaining resource persons who refused to give them the responses they needed to build…
By Gonzalo Duque THE maiden edition of our podcast “The Punching Duo” with Ermin Garcia Jr. as my co-host kicked off without much fanfare last week. From the reactions of those who watched our test broadcast, it was a stunning success. I was informed that more than 1,500 watched…
By Leonardo Micua MEMBERS of the new minority in the Dagupan city council again headed to the exit door in their last regular session for the year, again opting not to participate in healthy parliamentary debates with their counterparts in the new majority. This has become their routine since November…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WHEN I reflect about what happened in the last five years to my siblings and their families, I am surprised how they could have surmounted so many difficulties seemingly without solutions in sight, then. But they did, so did I. Amazing how the human spirit,…
By Farah G. Decano ATTY. Glenn Bauzon entered the Dean’s office passing by the College of Law Secretary’s desk and the Faculty Lounge where gifts were being wrapped. He heard the yuletide songs of Andrea Bocelli being played audibly in my work area when he blurted, “I already feel…
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