Just war By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. On the chilling occasion of the deadly and dreadful war now taking place in Mindanao – on otherwise naturally rich and potentially prosperous region in the Country – a persistent question that comes to mind is one and the same. Is the…

Watching China By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Cable or satellite television services here are quite expensive and so we have opted not to get any. (The money spent for subscription fees, I tell myself, would be better spent for other treats like travels around the country and the bordering countries, or…

Manuel L. Quezon (1807-1944) By Gerry Garcia AUGUST 19 was red-letter day for Quezon province (formerly Tayabas) and Quezon City in Metro Manila as it marked the 64th Anniversary of Manuel Luis Quezon who died in Saranac, New York USA on August 19, 1944 immediately before the war ended and…

Before dying, this genius left a few points for us to ponder By Jun Velasco “We don’t see things as they are, but we see them as we are.” – From Ashok WE picked from our email an inspiring letter from Nobel Prize winner for literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who…

Do’s and don’ts for would be OCWs By Gonzalo Duque WE must forth with warn many of our countrymen who are inclined to join the vast army of overseas workers because of the lure of the petro dollar or Green Buck. For all they ought to know, if they want…

PhilRice scientist discovers Trigonelline from rice seeds By Sosimo Ma. Pablico IN MANY INSTANCES, scientists find something great in their researches, which they never thought of before hand. Called serendipity, this was exactly how a PhilRice researcher discovered Trigonneline from rice seeds while he was studying the possibility of extending…

If I were someone else By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. If I were someone who is so in love with myself and with my office because I feel so great and I have so much power; If I were somebody who cannot even bear the thought of being counted…

The ride home By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto I love my bus rides as much as the coming home to Alcala every week from school. I always take an Amianan bus and I find it exciting when it zigzags through Kennon Road on the way to its station in Carmen, Rosales…

The controversial MOA By Gerry Garcia A way out for the militant MILF rebels opting for separation from the republic for which they have sworn to die for is again seen with administration’s renewed attempt to revive Cha-cha and push for a federal form of government. Federalism, which would allow…

Social clash By Jun Velasco IN light of the scams, stink, and all this amalgam of ugliness we encounter everyday, everywhere, we are warned by a text message from a friend on the lesson of a lotus flower. Be a lotus, which means no matter how ugly, how evil and…