Truth, justice, change By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. How much lie, injustice and stagnancy can the adult bear, the young witness, the children inherit? When will the people say enough is enough and wherefore act to let the truth out, to make justice reign, to effect a change for…

Sea dreams By Marifi Jara I promised last week to write about how excited I got about the ferry service between the cities of Dagupan, Alaminos and San Fernando in La Union so here goes. At the turn of the century, as I was working for BusinessWorld Online, we undertook…

Local cop making things happen By Jun Velasco YOU might be tickled by this text message sent by Pangasinan Napolcom chief Benigno Dizon:             “Holdaper: walang ingay, akin na pera mo!” Biktima: “Hindi mo ba alam na congressman ako?” Holdaper: “Kung ganon, akin na pera ko!” Har har!

Productive Inmates By Gonzalo Duque YOU should congratulate Mayor Al Fernandez. The World Bank thru the Department of Health and allied organizations will conduct a two-year study of the sanitation in the city to keep our denizens free from ailments and diseases. A private firm, Coffey International, headed by former…

Hybrid rice program saves $23.25 M from rice imports By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE government’s hybrid rice commercialization program [HRCP] saved the country from importing US $23.25 million or PhP1.255 billion worth of rice in 2002 to 2004. This was one of the salient findings of a midterm evaluation of…

The Philippine peso paradox By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It needs the distinct expertise of a Doctor in Economy—preferably a graduate of a prestigious foreign university—to really know and explain well the paradox of the Philippine Peso. And there must be certain well known economists in the country who…

I am home By Marifi Jara I got teary-eyed Thursday night watching the early evening news. No, it was not because of the rash of local news, mostly sad and bad. It was because of the new ad of the Department of Tourism. For one, they as used as theme…

“Smart” CD for babies By Gerry Garcia SOME six years ago in the United States there was on-going research on the effects of classical music on brain development in early childhood. This was part of the “Smart Symphonies” program of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Naras) Foundation,…

Hope By Jun Velasco “SILVER bells, silver bells, it’s Christmas time in the city . . .” this familiar song and other heart-tingling Christmas carols pervade our radio and TV sets these days. The old carols we’ve heard since childhood conjure joyful memories. For a moment, we wished Christmas were…