“Morong 45” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD IT can be said that the place of “Morong” and the number of “43” have been repeatedly mentioned and frequently heard – – not only among Filipinos but Foreigners as well. And people here and abroad who are promoters of human dignity, who…

Aquino government naive for fighting corruption? By Jun Velasco THE Aquino government’s apparent naiveté in pursuing its fight against corruption in all levels of government has chalked up its equal share of ups and downs. We are impressed by surveys that P-Noy still enjoys high popularity ratings even amidst a number of reverses in his government’s…

Probe on state universities sought By Gonzalo Duque WE are not excited about all this brouhaha about P-Noy’s boys being outsmarted by PGMA’s ballyhooed allies on the defeated (so far) Truth Commission of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. All that, as we are seeing in the convulsions pervading…

Applesauce at the noche buena table By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique—Pasko la! As a kid, I associated the Christmas season with apples. At that time, the ‘70s to the early ’80s, it was only around the Christmas holidays that I would see an abundance of the fruit, mostly sold along…

Ping should do a Rizal By Jun Velasco BEING an admirer, we’d want Senator Ping Lacson do a Pepe Rizal. He should not have gone into hiding if he isn’t guilty at all. Probably he knows too well the cloak-and-dagger environment, but we’re no longer in an administration that created Garcillano and yes, unfortunately, the Ampatuans! We…

P’Noy acts on a shameful crime — state universities killing private counterparts By Gonzalo Duque OUR column last week about the town of Calasiao putting one over its neighbor Dagupan City in economic progress focuses attention on a group of Dagupenos who behave like “Calasiao converts.” This Dagupeno-Calasiao group religiously meets in a swanky Calasiao nook…

Bad signs of times By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THESE are good times. These are bad times. These good times: As a people, the Filipinos are poor yet always hopeful. They may be helpless but remain resourceful. They have survived not only the martial law regime but the reign of…

Let’s fly to Venus By Roselle P. Gale FILIPINOS have gone through many presidents – 15 precisely. Filipinos have gone through pains over the years with different presidents – 15 precisely. I wasn’t a qualified voter yet when I first heard about corruption, crimes, violence, and poverty. And I wasn’t…

100 Islands still bristles By Jun Velasco LESS than a year back, we took a group of vacationists to the world-famous l00 Islands in Lucap. You see, like many of you, whenever tourists or visitors are in town and look for a place to see and experience, we unthinkingly bring them…

Calasiao in, Dagupan out! By Gonzalo Duque DON’T get excited with our head. We are merely dramatizing a point. For several columns now, we have been harping on the merit of an SM Dagupan in opposition to those–a handful lang naman expectedly led by Mayor Benjie Lim and Vice Mayor…