World Day of the Sick By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Even the most powerful and influential political leader has an ending. There is eventually a closing chapter to the reign of but a mortal figure be this glorious or ignominious. A period is eventually written even to a fairy…

The incumbent ‘under dog’ By Gerry Garcia OSCAR Lambino, provincial chairman of Administration party LAKAS-CMD, is also the incumbent Vice Governor of the province . . . by which position, as gleaned from party Boss Speaker JdV’s recent enunciation of the “doctrine of the equity of the incumbent” as the…

JDV’s solomonic wisdom needed By Jun Velasco WHY is there too much madness in elections? Take a look. Running for public office these days is no longer governed by the old rules where talent, merit, and well, experience were rewarded with victory. Mind you, a sizable public have become cynical…

Letter to PGMA By Gonzalo Duque AS EXPECTED, the Philippine American medical mission, as of this writing, turned out to be a great success. In the words of Director Jess Canto of the Regional Medical Center, “it’s so far the biggest medical mission which created an impact in the Pangasinan…

Farmers may adopt golden rice even without past knowledge By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Rice farmers may lack awareness and knowledge of the vitamin A-loaded golden rice, but this would not stand in their acceptance of this genetically modified rice, results of a study conducted for a doctoral dissertation in Cornell…

Traffic problems still unresolved By Gerry Garcia COMMITTEE executives tasked with recovering sidewalks for pedestrian use, especially in the city’s major streets, should focus attention on places where more people tend to flock in sheer number owing to the presence in the area of establishments or institutions catering to their…

Coalitions and local skirmishes By Jun Velasco POLITICAL coalitions, for good or ill, are becoming fashionable these days.  Is this proof that our quest for political understanding and unity has been achieved? Nope! The more experienced say the “coalition phenomena” are a smokescreen for political convenience and cheap accommodation, which…

Service at its best By Gonzalo Duque HAVING observed the Philippine Medical Association of Georgia’s medical mission in Cebu and recently, at the Regional Medical Center headed by Dr. Jess Canto, hospital director, I know that I have seen something that has struck me forever. The nobility and spirituality of…

PhilRice to receive another grant-in-aid from Japan By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) expects to receive another grant-in-aid from the government of Japan, as the Philippine Investment Coordination Committee and the Cabinet committee chaired by Secretary Margarito B. Teves have already approved the agency’s proposal calling…

Four – Party Summit By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It was announced that the national leadership is calling a “Four-Party Summit” for a clean, honest and orderly election” this May 2007. For this purpose, it was said that the “Summit” would be participated in by the CBCP, the COMELEC,…