Wasting Time segregating wastes By Beatrice Marie S. Basi MY GRANDMOTHER, whom I call Nanay, is always complaining about this and that whenever I visit her. I would just nod in agreement to express my empathy. Recently, she was telling me this story about how annoyed she was towards…
Zambales soon to have a new congressman By Jun Velasco “Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge that no king could corrupt.” — Shakespeare IT must be our sad destiny to be subjected to nonstop bloody clashes and arrows of outrageous fortune. We hope the ongoing “paglilitis sa…
Licauco, inter-city Rotary speaker By Gonzalo Duque HMMM… ompiano say amta to yay Dr. Voltaire Arzadon et alingwanan lamay kaso, maya kini ta walay importanten subject tayo natan: the vaunted Mayan prophecy that, reports say, predicts the end of the world this year, particularly on December 2l, 20l2. To clear…
Self-destruct By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD USUALLY applied to weapons that are prepared in a way that it self-detonates in a given time and opted place – this is the usual understanding and implication of the phrase “self-destruct.” Prepare the power keg as desired and designed. Leave it alone, and…
Why the Need for K-12? By Allanah Paragas “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.”–Anthony J. D’Angelo The Philippine education system has been changing decade after decade. And now, one of the biggest changes in the system is taking place. Though this change…
Philippine democracy’s litmus test By Jun Velasco “If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand; And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.”– MARK 3:24, 25 WE missed the well-attended 75th birthday bash of former Speaker Joe de Venecia in Manila on December…
Cesar Duque vs. Voltaire Arzadon By Gonzalo Duque BEFORE the fireworks, commendation. We’re referring to our accolade for Rep. Pol Bataoil of the 2nd congressional district. At the Media in Action forum last Wednesday, our man of the hour Congressman Bataoil was most impressive in answering questions. Papaano spokesman ng Philippine National Police…
The Bigger Picture By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD AS USUAL, the Malacañang head occupant together with much favored allies have other things in mind than the feeble, if not in fact, deteriorating national economy, the devastation brought about by nature due to human greed, the matter-of-fact criminality in the streets…
Unleash the hero in you By Johanne Macob I JUST got home from covering the Veterans’ Day event at the provincial Capitol grounds in Lingayen. Being there felt good. I was listening, looking, and cheering for the heroes — our living heroes. Yes, heroes are not necessarily dead; unlike what…
“The best of times” By Jun Velasco “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring.” — Luke 20:25 CHARLES Dickens, author of “The Christmas Carol,” must have…
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