Christmas revival of Manila Pen By Gerry Garcia DECEMBER 8, which is today Sunday, is a memorable if dismal historic date in 1941 when World War II reached our shores. It was the day when squadrons of Japanese bombers which had just bombed and laid to waste the US naval…
Battle-scarred political warrior By Jun Velasco DAGUPEÑOS and 4th District denizens felt relieved when Speaker Joe de Venecia came home this weekend. They saw no wrinkles on his face, neither furrows on his forehead and no sign of worry on his aura. Those who had worried for him a lot…
Mareret By Gonzalo Duque VICE Gov. Marlyn Primicias Agabas is proving to be “game.” She is not only a bright lawyer and an excellent leader, which makes us think she is a good successor of Gov. Amado Espino alyas Spines if the need arises. Petite, charming and oozing with charm,…
Bt corn much better than ordinary yellow hybrid corn By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Small corn farmers have a lot of good reasons for adopting YieldGard, the first Bt corn variety introduced in the Philippines by Monsanto, a multi-national company, according to international agricultural economist and policy consultant Dr. Leonardo A….
“Catastrofe, Hambre, Muerte” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Now it’s out in the open. There is neither fear nor shame in the matter. It is not enough for the national leadership to but be presidential. There is the feeling and aspiration to be royal. It feels so much satisfaction…
Senator Nene, non-adversarial oppositionist By Gerry Garcia SEEN once as an avid advocate of charter change, PGMA’s unexpected change of mind, i.e., putting cha-cha in the backburner till all requisite tax measures are passed, raised a lot of eyebrows. One of these, ironically, belonged to one of the Opposition leaders…
Joey de Venecia before local Rotarians By Jun Velasco MAKATI City was in the headlines again. Senator Antonio Trillanes and General Danilo Lim “invaded” the Manila Pen to launch their withdrawal of support to the Arroyo government in what many believe was meant to trigger ( God forbid!) a military…
Liberal party in the eye of a storm By Gonzalo Duque The brouhaha over the installation of Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas as president of the Liberal Party is “premature ejaculation,” to say the least. That he is a good material for president of the Republic of the Philippines is without…
Better Farming with the New Technology By Sosimo Ma. Pablico For so many years already, Ali Tomara of Brgy. Kadayonan, Balindong, Lanao del Sur has been planting his 2-ha [hectare] farm with rice during the rainy season and then followed by vegetables in the dry season. However, it is only…
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