Declining soil and water quality worries scientists By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Scientists are getting wary on the declining quality of soil and water all over the world as a result of continuous application of inorganic fertilizer. Thus, efforts are now being exerted to reverse the declining trend. In effect, this…

Chicken future By Marifi Jara I LOVE chicken. 101 ways: Lechon manok; marinated in sweet barbecue-style sauce and grilled; tinola cooked with lots of ginger, chili leaves, and sayote; adobo; afritada; cooked in curry and coconut milk; in macaroni soup; ground and made into hamburger patties (a healthier alternative to…

Priest-governor By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. After the clouds have returned up to the heavens and the dust have settled down on the soil, there are certain objective policy concerns begging for attention and resolution. They are basically about the significance and implications brought about by the recent fact…

The Pampanga phenomenon By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “It’s a divine crusade!” “It’s people power!” “It’s a miracle!” These are some of the impressive and impressing exclamations made by some people on the occasion of the euphoria caused by the election of a priest to the office of Pampanga…

Rising dynasties and falling stars By Gerry Garcia TODAY, 20th of May, annex has been long enough since election day for us to safely say the JAB has been dealt effectively by Joe, Al and Belen to grab the congressional, mayoral and vice mayoral seats, respectively, from the bottoms of…

The day after By Jun Velasco LOCAL folks are in a quandary if the days ahead, after a most tiring electoral exercise, will usher in some positive change in our lives. You see, most of our countrymen  have for some time now  reeling  on the verge of despair, burdened by…

Does Gina know JdV’s other secret weapon? By Gonzalo Duque THE just concluded elections gave us valuable lessons in life. There’s a Tagalog saying, “Kung ano ang itinanim, siya rin ang aanihin.” The other one, which seems to be more attractive, is “kung walang pera, huwag na.”

Ilocos yam excellent for making haleya By Sosimo Ma. Pablico An  indigenous yam growing in the wild in the Ilocos Region, locally known as camangeg or in science as Dioscorea luzonensis Schauer, has been found as an excellent material for making haleya. Lem Micah E. Pascua, a high school student…

Vote for Sale By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the more clear and vivid phenomena that openly and shamelessly emerged on the occasion of the last midterm elections was vote buying par excellence. It was gross and rampant. It was done by practically all mentioned political candidates with…