Spare us, says Esperon! By Gonzalo Duque HOW disturbed we were when we passed by the Dawel-Lucao Diversion Road/Bridge recently. Ugly. That’s what we saw of the mushrooming fish pens on the river at the Lucao-Pantal boundary. Puno ang ilog (the river is full of fishpens), we were wondering if…

Jun Esperon at the center of a national storm By Jun Velasco OUR reactionary mindset is responsible for the tons of literary debris we are getting from columnists and analysts who are analyzing the root of the killer Ondoy and the huge suffering it has brought to many Filipinos. The…

Grim reminder By Gonzalo Duque THE tragedy that crushed Metro Manila is a grim reminder about our temporary existence. Imagine two friends were earlier enjoying themselves in a Jollibee joint only to find themselves clinging to dear life minutes later due to the sudden rise of rampaging waters somewhere in…

“Same Sex Marriage” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. While the practice of the so called “Same Sex Marriage” is either much debated or actually done in other Countries, exactly the same event has been reportedly done somewhere in the Country, by a reportedly Bishop of a church between a…

The Youth Today: Reborn By Gregor A. Sajonas Less than a year from now, people’s right to suffrage will be exercised, and it is important for the youth to show that they are the hope of the nation that can bring optimism for a change, for good. Gone are the…

Espino-Agbayani debate proposed By Jun Velasco OUR Manila Bay Breakfast Club had a euphoric Friday with Isabela Governor Grace Padaca at the National Press Club. The reason is she glowed with wit and  courage all throughout the forum, and to a query by Boulevardier publisher Chando Morallos on why she …

Pangasinan People’s Coalition for Noynoy-Mar team LAST Tuesday, it was great to break bread once again with our old partner, former Gov. Raffy Colet, lawyer Toti Baraan and his brother Raffy, and two journalists at his law office at Lenox Hotel. The meeting was once exciting, powerful, and politically sensitive……

ORATIO IMPERATA (Mandated Prayer) By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. OH, GOD OUR FATHER: IN FAITH WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PATERNAL CARE OVER US, YOUR SONS, DAUGHTERS AND CHILDREN. IN HOPE WE TRUST IN YOUR DIVINE PROVIDENCE OF GIVING US WISDOM AND COURAGE AS WE FACE THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE. IN…

Interesting and intriguing By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Needless to say, the so called “Election Fever” has already taken the front seat in the national scene, some time ago since. And as the sun will rise tomorrow – with or without its rays reaching the earth – the said…

Manny Roy bought a damaged brand new car By Jun Velasco PINOYS’ favorite past time, politics, has taken an exciting twist lately with cousins — Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Cojuangco-Aquino and Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Cojuangco Teodoro — chosen by their respective political parties as candidates for president in the ballyhooed May…