Meet Shalani Soledad, Noynoy’s girlfriend By Jun Velasco WE noticed that Police Director Percival Barba’s face is beaming these days. He has somewhat placated the critics of the barangay captains’ shotguns with his much celebrated recall order. He is jubilant with the assignment of a fellow GI (Genuine Ilocano) at…

A revolutionized educational system needed By Gonzalo Duque WHAT is happening in the Senate is merely a repetition of history. The senators, especially those attacking and defending Senator Manny Villar, have unmasked themselves as nothing but unprincipled politicians.

2010 honest, orderly and peaceful elections ( H.O.P.E. ) By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD It is definitely a wide-open secret in this Country that practically all elections have been marred by more than one big disconcerting events, by many serious doubts and questions that assail electoral credibility and the pacified…

Mango season By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–I hear from my family back in San Fabian that the markets are now bursting with mangoes. Yum yum! That is such a pleasant surprise as I had thought that much of the expected harvest would have been spoiled by typhoon “Pepeng” in October…

Suspicious movements By Jun Velasco COMELEC’S listing of San Carlos City as a potential election hot spot was confirmed by congressional re-electionist Rachel J. Arenas during the turnover of a P500,00 saro for the purchase of equipment for the Binalatongan Community College in San Carlos City last Tuesday.

The McAdore Issue By Gonzalo Duque SOMEONE reacted to our column item last week regarding our suggestion that congressional candidate, our kumare Celia Lim’s picture on her political billboards should be replaced with one with a smiling face. We said that her foto, although not without the aura of her…

Ten-year marriage contract By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD Now that this matter of a proposed temporary marriage contract has somehow subsided in excited contemplation and spirited discussion, it might be but proper and just to look into the matter with more calm and prudence – in the light of on…

When nature strikes back By Kristopher Pariño WE have not been kind to nature. Our list of abuses is long. We are now living in an environment that is drastically changing. And it’s changing for the worse, not for the better. We have not been using our natural resources well….

Open letter to the Bishops and Priests – 2 IN their open letter this January 2010 addressed to the Bishops, Priests and religious in the Philippines by a group of Filipino Lay Catholics – which is some kind of a first venture in recent local Church history – the writers…

RP is due for a big earthquake too By Jun Velasco THE whole world grieves at the tragedy that has befallen the Republic of Haiti since Thursday’s earthquake . Conflicting reports say half a million died in the holocaust (PDI Jan.15) while Philippine Star placed it 100,000. It’s a colossal…