By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I learned that a monument of Rizal was taken down to give way to another monument in a Pangasinan town, fermenting a quiet dissent among Masons and Rizal advocates. Another monument was beheaded by a lightning in a Pangasinan island some time ago. Whether these…
By Atty. Farah Decano SIX years ago, a nurse from an elderly home abroad came to my office and talked about the administration of painkillers to those who are already in the twilight of their lives. He contended that those who were already advanced in age would be vulnerable…
By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE 21-day 2021 Tour of Spain popularly known in the cycling world as Vuelta a España ended last Sunday, September 5. Being a former professional cyclist, I cannot help but comment on this multi-stage annual bikefest considered by the world governing cycling body Union Cycliste…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in www.moral-shortstory.blogspot.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. SOCRATES, the great Greek philosopher, had a nagging and quarrelsome wife, Xanthippe. One day she shouted furiously at Socrates and his friends. Finding…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE filing of the cases against PhilHealth officers and employees in both national and regional offices with the Ombudsman by the NBI Dagupan District comes as a breath of fresh air even as we wear face masks and face shields! It’s the development that the…
By Al S. Mendoza I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again: Let’s hold next year’s elections for three days. One day for Luzon. One day for the Visayas. One day for Mindanao. This will be for the good both of the Comelec and the nation long embroiled in hurtful…
By Leonardo Micua SOME Dagupan City councilors rang the alarm bell in their last session on Thursday when they confirmed that local hospitals, public and private, have already been overwhelmed on account of the surging COVID-19 cases numbering 565 the day before with at least 275 diagnosed as mild cases. Digressing…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN the book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell redefines how we can understand the world around us. He revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Gladwell talks about the processing of information from “thin-slicing” or filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano THE rapid increase in Covid cases is now resulting in a spiked demand for expert medical attention. Doctors, nurses, medical technologists, radiologists and other health care workers (HCWs) are overwhelmed by the influx of patients. They are, either, dying, getting sick, or psychologically drained. …
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER one week of rest and treatment of the bruises he sustained in his botched attempt to regain the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight diadem from defending champion Yordenis Ugas of Cuba last August 22 (PH time) in Las Vegas, our boxing icon Manny…
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