Misplaced Criticism By Gonzalo Duque IF only our mayors were like Sammy Rosario of Binmaley town, then, to parody a once great politician, this province can be great again. You know what we mean. Just visit his town which from sleepy hollow is now a beautiful and prosperous local government…

Research and Advocacy don’t mix By Sosimo Ma. Pablico In the scientific tradition, a researcher is expected to exclude his biases from his studies.  However, some researchers seem to use their studies to find support for their own biases.  For instance, there is this researcher who advocates the use of…

Just thinking By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. There is one thing certain in Philippine politics, something that definitely no few people in different sectors of Philippine society ponder upon, seriously talk about and continuously make educated guesses on. This: How will the well known yet much distrusted incumbent national…

Beneath the beauty By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto I had traveled to a good number of places here in the Philippines. I had gone to Baguio, Manila, Tarlac, Iloilo, Aklan, Capiz, Cotabato and Zamboanga. And now, I am in Pangasinan. Pangasinan is a beautiful province. Well, aside from its unique cuisine,…

The puzzling ‘Energy Crisis’ By Gerry Garcia THIS energy crisis thing presently hounding us has left many among us scratching our heads over  the question of which of the crises thing (or problem) is being shown us — the head or tail? In short, we are puzzled, starkly bewildered. From…

Rizal and Leonor’s love story bloomed and ended in Dagupan By Jun Velasco NEVER mind if Joey Salceda, the Albay governor and economic adviser of the President, can’t comb his hair properly. But what he told PGMA in last Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting was disturbing. Fact is Joey finds the country…

‘Cycles’ By Gonzalo Duque   THE cheaper medicines law is now in hands of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Meaning, it’s now a law, and brod Pingkoy is now being watched to implement the new law. It is a major, innovative and sort of revolutionary law because it addresses the millions…

As the people sink By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. As the People of the Philippines sink in water and mud, their supposedly national leader flies high in cloud 9. As houses are destroyed and streets are flooded, someone is enjoying sky service with class on board, and anticipating royal…

Hooked to Hybrid Rice SL 8H: II By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Nine of Nanay Soling’s 11 children left the Philippines to work in Italy due to the lack of profitable employment in the country. Having been raised in the Ilocano tradition, they saved and continue to save much of their…

Food, shelter, clothing By + Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the most ominous realities that loudly announces that there is a fast brewing social volcano in a country, is the fact that a good number of its people lack basic food to eat, have no decent shelter nor…