Boxing lessons By Jun Velasco IT will take some time for us, “genuine victory”-starved Filipinos, to get over the national euphoria brought home by boxing icon Manny Pacquiao after his “annihilation” of Ricky Hatton last week. They say that in the Philippines, it’s only in the realm of sport where…
Disaster preparedness By Gonzalo Duque WE join friends, relatives and admirers of Dr. Luciano Fernandez who passed away last week. He was 79. He had just returned from People’s Republic of China and Cambodia after a week-long trip when he died. He rejoins his wife, Richa, who had earlier died….
Dignity of the human person By Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The ontological dignity and intrinsic invaluable nature of the human person is the fundamental basis of society, the radical premise of civilization and the raison d’etre of development. Without the human person, the reality and purpose of society become…
Local Camelot By Jun Velasco JUDGING from the immensity of fun and frolic that descended upon the earth last Thursday — April 30— in our beloved Dagupan, we wondered at the cost the massive feast would mean to us, denizens of Dagupan, in these hard times. We think the blissful…
Beautiful woman defined By Gonzalo Duque HOW come, you ask, this columnist has acquired the temerity to write about the qualities of a beautiful woman? We had a grand time munching the subject with the country’s sporting officials the likes of Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Harry Ang Ping, a former…
Lay participation in social change By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Dated 19 April 2009, the CBCP issued a Pastoral Exhortation, one key call therein is the active and concerted participation of the Catholic lay faithful in the social change of the Philippine national community, specifically such as in matter…
Gilbert Teodoro ‘most fit’ for president By Jun Velasco OVER a cup of coffee, our friend media executive Jera Sison, son of our late friend, Jess Sison, disputed reports shared by former Speaker Joe de V, former President Erap and even Bishop Oscar Cruz that there would be no elections…
Manny talks By Gonzalo Duque OUR activities at the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) have given us interesting opportunities while hobnobbing with the great and near-great with ideas sprouting like pop corn that hopefully could lead to the formulation of a national sports development program. Do we see Pangulo smiling?…
Party-list representatives By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. ”The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party-list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as…
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