Picturesque wedding By Jun Velasco “Other’s faults and errors are so plain, But our own are difficult to see,” Dhammapada 252 TIME’S latest cover story on President Obama Part 2 recalls the detailed election campaign preparations made by his staff dominated by young eggheads that ensured his landslide victory. The reinvigorated…
Fiesta funds, and 2 exemplary women By Gonzalo Duque TWO exemplary women. We start with our beloved Manang Letty Ramos Shahani, former senator and sister of former President Fidel V. Ramos. We had a grand time with her last week when we visited her at her unique Filipiniana farm home…
Character assassination By Bebot illar WALANG patawad naman itong mga sipsip sa kumpare kong si Gov. Espines na maski New Year’s eve ay nagkakalat sila ng paninirang text messages, blaming others for his problems even accusing ang malapit sa akin na media practitioner as being part of a “demolition job”…
Wedding Vows and Divorce By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “I (name) take you (name) as my lawfully wedded wife/husband. Before these witnesses I vow to love you for as long as we shall live. I take you with all your faults and strength. I will help you when you need…
Smoking giveaways By Johanne R. Macob IT’S just a little more than four months before election, so even if the election period hasn’t started, it really did not surprise me to see some of our official-wannabes already on a roll to put their best foot forward, or should I say…
Meet Col. Chan, new Pangasinan police director By Jun Velasco “If you claim a position, you don’t have the correct view,” Manjushri IT’S the time of the year when we try another resolve to take a new, another look at things. Maybe it would be appropriate because by dint of our…
MadiLIM & MakuLIMLIM By Gonzalo Duque HAPPY New Year! We had two pre-election casualties. Mayor Ruperto Martinez of Infanta, who was slain under mysterious circumstances, and Mayor Hermie Romero of Mangaldan, who died after delivering a speech in San Fabian. He was a candidate for board member. What a way to…
Helping others in need By Bebot Villar MASAYA ba ang 2012 n’yo? In good and bad times, dapat marunong tayong magpasalamat sa Diyos. If we lost an important item or a person na labis na mahal na mahal, this should not stop us from being grateful. Rather, this must keep…
“Happy New Year” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “HOPE springs eternal,” so the saying goes. May the coming year be still hopeful for a better socio-economic development, for a better peace and order situation in the country. So should it be: May the coming year be free from despair particularly…
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