Time to punish protocol violators By Ermin Garcia Jr. ALLOW me to expound further on our first editorial this week, “Establish health, security protocols as an ordinance” that segues to our second editorial. Our recommendation is no different from initiatives of the provincial and city/town governments to pass ordinances on curfew hours. An ordinance […]
Opinion
General Admission
Thrilling NBA Conference championship playoffs on By Al S. Mendoza THE Finals of both the Western and Eastern Conference series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are on. It is Miami and Boston battling in the East and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets tangling in the West in the so-called NBA […]
G Spot
Wallet na maswerte By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TODAY, in my continuing effort to “travel light” in this world, I went over a pile of my past acquisitions and marked some for clearing. I have segregated and marked the boxes and bags to be passed on to whoever I think would most need them, treasure […]
Andromeda’s Vortex
Media ethics in interviewing accused in detention By Atty. Farah Decano A few weeks ago, I discussed the legalities of the media interview of the accused in detention. However, what may be legal may not necessarily be ethical. Knowing that the present ruling of the Supreme Court –that admissions of accused while in detention […]
Sports Eye
NBA, TdF, U.S. Open defy COVID-19 pandemic By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER a three-month lull due to the scary COVID-19 pandemic that already killed almost one million inhabitants of the globe, three of the top 20 well-known and prestigious sporting events in the world decided to defy the threat of the deadly disease. First […]
Learnings in Life
Teamwork Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.developgoodhabits.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. THERE was once a man who lived with his three sons. His sons were hard workers, but they constantly fought with each other. Even though the man […]
Random Thoughts
Alarming situation in Pangasinan By Leonardo Micua SO, it is not true that COVID-19 is on the way out given our recent experience in Pangasinan. The latest update on COVID-19 cases provided us by the Provincial Health Office through the Provincial Information Office showed there were 157 active cases already registered and are being […]
Feelings
Lull a bye! By Jing Villamil MORE than thirty Filipino seafarers remain missing in chilly waters off southwestern Japan after their Panamanian cargo ship capsized amidst the onslaught of Typhoon Maysak the first week of September. Truthfully, there is no getting over the faces of anxiety, anger, grief. The kind they go through: the […]
Punchline
Dagupeños, be warned By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE Lim administration in Dagupan City denies that the drug problem in the city has worsened but the continuous successful raids and buy-bust operations in the city are making our city officials big liars and confirmed protectors of illegal drugs in the city. Another drug den was […]
General Admission
Sports fast coming back to life By Al S. Mendoza THERE is the so-called backdoor sweep and gentleman’s sweep in basketball. Both will happen usually when there’s a mismatch. In the ongoing NBA playoffs in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the first backdoor sweep materialized between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers. […]