(An Observation on the Filipino Communities in Australia and Other Countries) By Rado Gatchalian “Individually, each Filipino is brilliant. Collectively, we struggle to be great. As a Filipino, we succeed in our endeavours. But as a nation, we fail…” “LAHAT MAGALING” If there is one values we all need to cultivate it should be HUMILITY. […]
Opinion
Punchline
Stop plea bargain for drug offenders By Ermin Garcia Jr. WEEKS ago, the dilemma of Dagupan City police chief, P/Lt. Col. Abubakar Mengelen Jr. caught my attention. He wondered why he was seeing the same persons being arrested in buy-bust operations. How was that possible, he asked. Indeed, how? When he looked into it, the […]
General Admission
Reward/gift versus bribery By Al S. Mendoza GIFT or reward? Or, what is a gift? What is a reward? Here’s a police officer’s story to buttress the obvious: “Sir Al, listen to me,” he tells me. “OK, fire,” I say to him. “I rescued a kid from his kidnappers,” says he. “Great!” I tell him. “Then what?” […]
G Spot
Breathing spaces By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HE sat on his chair, blued, like the walls. He remembered his wife. He remembered the women with whom he had fathered his children. He remembered all his women. He knew bits and pieces of them. He remembered the peculiar tastes of intimacies, and tried to capture the memories […]
Sports Eye
PBA, Gov. Pogi’s league winding down By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE watched last Wednesday night how the multi-titled San Miguel five survived a come from behind victory over TNT, 99-94, and seized the 2019 Commissioner’s Cup best-of-three championship series, 3-2, one win away for the throne. It was impressive how the boys of head […]
Learnings in Life
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. The Dilemma of Love and Regret of LifetimeAuthor Unknown She was a simple homely girl from a small town who had many dreams. He was a simple guy with a […]
Random Thoughts
Brian’s indecisiveness By Leonardo Micua AFTER drawing flak for suspending classes of pupils and students too late on August 9, Mayor Brian Lim made another slip four days later on August 13 (Tuesday). He told newsmen in an ambush interview: “Sa lahat ng decision-making na nagyayari sa City Hall, ang pinakamahirap ay ang pag-suspend ng classes […]
Feelings
My great love! By Jing Villamil YOU are my great love. You are the source of my strength. You are the light of my life. Though, you cast most of what is dark in me; you make me fear for me, for you. You make me weak. My love for you has no bounds. I […]
Punchline
Soon Dagupan, Pangasinan dengue-free? By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a heads up to the Dagupan City government, and yes, to the provincial government. Firstly, I hope the city government will soon realize that Dagupan City can pride itself to be the only dengue-free city in the country! How so? The city government, barangays and civic […]
Playing with Fire
My last… and signing off By Gonzalo Duque SADLY, this will be my last column in our dear Sunday Punch. Since my appointment as administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority, I‘ve since been very busy with all the things that need to be addressed to bring the Philippine coconut industry to greater heights and to […]