Self- invitation By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The mastery of self-invitation well learned and frequently practiced by the highest government official in the land is a source of big personal delight plus all the private agenda and perks that go therewith as a matter of course. When someone is…

Chinese and Pinoys, a study in contrast By Jun Velasco WE in Pangasinan are all too familiar a no-love-lost affair between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the country’s most outspoken Catholic prelate, Bishop Oscar Cruz. They are irreconcilable, these two clashing pillars of Philippine society.

Liu Ping will help RP sire Olympic champs By Gonzalo Duque BEIJING–People’s China today is certainly the most organized, most scientific, most modern society. It is probably the most powerful economy in the world now, what with the old world power, the United States, losing its grip of the title…

Epic By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is good to point out that the word “epic” is used either as a noun or an adjective – with both saying essentially the same : Something is so legendary that it is history or historical, that it is a distinction or…

Spines-Victor face-off at Engkwentro? By Jun Velasco AT the press club’s recent “engkwentro,” Congressman Victor Agbayani showed that he was “game” in spite of leading questions detailing alleged failures of his administration at the Capitol. Some of the “brutal” questions shot by Roland Hidalgo failed to upset him but instead…

Jojo Acuin’s predictions By Gonzalo Duque LAST week, we had an interesting exchange of historical notes with local historians and scholars. We already wrote about the subject in our previous column, but there were certain points we failed to mention. What’s significant was the eagerness of every member of the…

Going yet staying By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Even to those who are not professional nor intellectually gifted, it is not hard to understand the basic meaning and immediate implications of the paradox “Going yet staying.” In the context of the obtaining political scenario in the Country – specifically…

Bishop Cruz’s political savvy By Jun Velasco PANGASINAN newsmen who attended the recent kapihan of the newly baptized Engkwentro of the newly renamed Pangasinan Press Club (formerly Pangasinan Press and Radio Club) couldn’t shake off their admiration for Bishop Oscar Cruz. The “encounter” took place at Lenox Hotel last Wednesday,…

Pangasinan ‘history committee’ at work By Gonzalo Duque FRIDAY morning, we had an engaging exchange with Pangasinan historians and scholars who have been busy locating exactly the historic founding day, month and year of our beloved province of Pangasinan. We thank Gov. Amado Espino Jr., alyas Spines, for all this…

Zero moral authority By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. If there is one very distinct socio-political liability now firmly appended to the present lead Malacanang resident, it is zero moral authority. And this is not in any way meant to offend the character concerned but merely to state the truth…