“You must love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39) By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD This is the lead banner, the battle cry, the centerpiece teaching of Christianity: Love your neighbor! In fact, none the less than the Lord Jesus Himself categorically and clearly said that the Ten Commandments themselves find…

Votes for sale By Annalyn Tamondong TWO weeks ago, as I got home from my workplace in Urdaneta City, I found my older brother intently filling up a form. He looked so serious about putting in all the information required and I thought that was quite strange because I know…

Greed By Jun Velasco THE recent –or midnight–cabinet rigodon has recently “kicked upstairs” our Land Transportation Office chief Art Lomibao, from DOTC assistant secretary to under secretary, without any assignment. His friends are grumbling why the LTO portfolio was given back to Bert Suansing not knowing that in a typical power play, only those with canine devotion to…

With Noynoy in his radio hopping in Dagupan By Gonzalo Duque FOR two days, our favorite presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino invaded Pangasinan province, traditionally a Liberal Party bailiwick. His aura which we saw at close range reminded us of what Philippine Star executive editor Ana Marie Pamintuan wrote in her…

Our Father By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD “Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us;…

Soccer and Pacquiao By Marifi Jara MAPUTO, Mozambique–Sitting here at the airport restaurant of Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, waiting for my plate of samosas and rissois, I overhear talk at an adjacent table about soccer (or football – futebol here, not the American football). I am not being…

Noynoy-Mar team tops surveys By Gonzalo Duque WE have been receiving an avalanche of reports that our fellow partymates, Liberals Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas, LP’s presidential and vice presidential candidates, are topping popularity surveys all over the land. Yes, even in Pangasinan. That’s not unexpected. The surveys, if you ask…

Joey 3 adopts fund-raising drive US – style By Jun Velasco LAST Pangasinenses saw and pressed the hand of Jun Ebdane was when he was feeling his way to the presidency. Jun, a half Pangasinense by his marriage to Alma Cabanayan of San Nicolas town, dropped the big plan and opted…

Public Office By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD “Public office is a public trust. Public officers…must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives” ( Phil. Constitution: Article XI, Section 1)

The mighty young (Part 2) By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique—The youth vote, powerful as it is, should not be wasted. I am not worried that our bagets (love that ‘80s word) will squander their vote by not going to the precincts on election day. I believe they will, especially the…