By Leonardo Micua THE series of legal setbacks suffered by the opposition councilors of Dagupan City could mean that justice and reason are not on their side in their continuing efforts to undermine the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez. It started on January 12, 2024 when the Regional Trial Court…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo A good friend, art curator Bina Sarkar Elias, requested me to participate with a short 6-8 lines poem on women’s empowerment for an art show she will be curating entitled “Free, Fearless & Fantastical!” scheduled for the Pen + Brush Gallery in New York (Jan….
By Farah G. Decano THEY say that Philippine politics on the national scene is high level. In the academic sense, high-level politics tackle issues about international relations and national security. This concept, however, has earned a new connotation in our country to mean the involvement of powerful and influential…
By Eva C. Visperas IT had been a long time since we last spoke to Engr. Rosendo “Sendong” So, chairman of the homegrown Abono Partylist. For years, Rosendo has been a media fixture, always available to discuss anything related to agriculture. His commitment to the sector was evident during…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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