Changing face of the fiesta By Marifi Jara Fiesta celebrations are rooted in the Spanish legacy of commemorating Catholic saints, with each town or locality being assigned one who stands as the patron of the community. But beginning in the last decade or so, we have seen and are seeing…

Oca backing off before Resurrection? By Gerry Garcia TODAY is Easter Sunday. Easter is the principal Christian Festival observed to commemorate the restoration of Christ from the dead on the third day from Good Friday when he died crucified on the cross, which gave rise to belief in Resurrection —…

Holy Week’s unholy observance By Jun Velasco THE week gives us a much-needed pause amidst the rat race, the political noise and haste. Are the things we are doing every day really worth it? Have we asked why we are doing what we are doing? Let’s hope the spiritual, week-long…

Nominal Christians, watch out! By Gonzalo Duque ALL Christendom pauses this week for a spiritual retreat. I wonder why we are advised to do it only once a week and annually. It should be a daily, every second of our lives activity. But alas, we are mostly nominal Christians, And…

Improved brooding method makes heavier broilers, more eggs By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A Berlin-trained microbiologist has found a new method of taking care of young chicks or brooding, resulting in heavier broilers and increased eggs of layers, as well as in minimizing the obnoxious odor of chicken manure, converting it…

Easter Message By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “The Lord is risen indeed!” (Lk 24:34) It is not a secret that our country as a whole is undergoing its own long, sad and painful passion. There is much poverty and sickness in the land. The vices of drug and gambling…

Outstanding Pinoys in int’l music world By Gerry Garcia TODAY, first day of the Holy Week, is Palm Sunday where the faithful come to church to commemorate Christ’s entry into Jerusalem with processions in which branches of palm are carried… and blessed by the priest. It’s the ashes of these…

Political virus By Jun Velasco AT the rate Philippine elections are going, we’re afraid the democratic ideal is getting bruised beyond repair. It threatens the foundation of what we have held sacred and diamond-precious, which is the election of the best and the brightest in government now getting ensnared by…

Unsolicited political advice By Gonzalo Duque MINUS the physical violence inflicted by a mediaman on a brother in the industry – may justice be served with dispatch on this – on the last day of filing certificates of candidacy, Pangasinan was peaceful and exciting. Most attractive sight was Speaker Joe…

Barangay captains By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Supposedly for basically civic intents and purposes, the position of barangay captain has been introduced in the country—not without basis from early Philippine history. That is why the holder of the office has its Spanish title of “Capitan del barangay”. Gradually and…