Gina de Venecia, a shoo-in for the senate By Jun Velasco ‘Do not say ‘it is morning, and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name’s Rabindranath Tagore. OVER a cup of coffee in Ortigas, San Juan…

Rep. JdV’s Korea-RP university ill timed By Gonzalo Duque BY way of making up for our many absences (sorry, brothers and sisters in Rotary), we wish to felicitate the brilliant and lovely souls of the Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan for making waves, yes, lately again. Nayari kayo, rather, nayari…

Malacanang and jueteng By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One says the other. The other means one. One and the other are one. This is the well perceived inextricable symbiotic relationship that is more and more alive and vibrant between Malacanang and jueteng – since 2001. Protector and protégée, patron…

No, not the books, please! By Marifi Jara BACK in 2004-2005, several children from our community in Nibaliw Narvarte, San Fabian, some of them my distant relatives, used to come around the house on Saturday afternoons for reading sessions. It was a motley bunch, ranging from kids not yet going…

“Order of Battle” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Lately, the disturbing and even nauseating reality of the so called “Order of Battle” (O.B) has come to fore in conjunction with the continuous use of definitely not a small amount of public funds categorically made immune to accounting under the…

Policy of calm and alertness cited By Jun Velasco NOT many know that the extra care taken by our health authorities has secured the country from the much feared Swine Flu Virus. Close surveillance led by the Department of Health and allied agencies on a l0-year old Filipino girl who…

On Pangasinan’s foundation date By Gonzalo Duque FRIDAY’S Manila headlines confirmed our fears that the dreaded A (H1N1) virus has finally invaded the country. Brod Pingkoy, the Health secretary, was right all along. In spite of the defiant attitude of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to belittle his warnings, he stood…

Avarice, covetousness, greed By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is said and rightly said that good things or good news come in groups of three such as: truth, justice and peace. Human life, human dignity and human rights. Faith. hope and love. But sad to say, it is also…

All 3 bets for vice gov are courting Spines’ eyes By Jun Velasco TEXTING from Papua New Guinea, kabayan Wilson de Vera of the FVR (Friends Voting for Ranjit) group says: “Manong Jun, paki-abot ang masugid kong pasasalamat sa mga sumusuporta sa pagpapaunlad ng kabuhayan para sa ating mga kababayan.”

Fighting corruption By Gonzalo Duque WE missed the visit of Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Harry Ang Ping to Dagupan and Lingayen last Wednesday. We were happy to learn though that he enjoyed his short but action-packed visit. He has been our buddy since our Philippine Jaycees days. He was then…