Garci forever By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. There are times when there is uncertainty whether people should jump for joy or cry shamelessly in the presence of a given reality. This is precisely the case of the Garci phenomenon that is once again given prominence in the national consciousness…

Sudden fires, blast mayhem greet the New Year By Gerry Garcia BARELY days before the count-down reaches the zero hour (12 on the dot between today and tomorrow) we’re getting hotter news about fires suddenly breaking out in rapid succession in various places in the country and the increase in…

A meaningful Rizal Day observance By Jun Velasco RIZAL Day yesterday did not just come to pass. Yes, unlike in many observances past when meaningless rhetoric filled the air ad nauseaum. There was felt a kind of yearning for a liberator, a Philippine hero to appear on the scene, to…

DOSEPCO, a model in hybrid rice subsidy abolition By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Even as the subsidy for hybrid rice production is now about to end, members of the Davao Oriental Seed Producers Cooperative [DOSEPCO] in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental remain as aggressive as before in producing the much needed seeds of…

No bogey behind the Cha-Cha By Gerry Garcia WE’RE betting our last shirt on the need and extreme urgency for charter reform as expressed by Speaker Joe de Venecia, former newsman and veteran law-maker who, we can safely presume, is familiar with the ins and outs of civil governance in…

Merry Christmas! By Jun Velasco AT the strike of 12 midnight tonight, all Christendom pauses to reflect on that epic story about God’s boundless love for mankind. It’s been told since man’s creation that even amidst his errant ways, God took yet another act, this time probably even greater than…

3-wheel tractor for lowland and upland cultivation By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A three-wheel tractor that can be used both for lowland and upland cultivation with the operator riding on it is now being developed by PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) agricultural engineers. Led by Arnold S. Juliano, the agricultural engineers…

Con-Con senators only conconwari? By Gerry Garcia RECENT revelations from the Center for Public Empowerment in Governance and Transparency International Philippines, probably a non-government agency tasked with looking into shenanigans in public office, elected or appointive, were quite dismaying. Despite thousands of cases filed with the Ombudsman and Sandiganbayan in…

Alvin should not be onion-skinned By Jun Velasco THE unfolding political scenario portends a break from traditional politics which most of us have been nagging about. Many observers describe the defeat of the Constituent Assembly which came at an untimely hour as manna from heaven for the opposition, for the…

Dagupan City is OA By Gonzalo Duque CHRISTMAS is a few days away, folks. This is the reason why I am avoiding enemies, negative words, and the “attack” column variety. Makakahinga na (for the meantime) ang mga paborito kong topics. Pasalamat sila sa panahon, at tayo po’y  Kristiyano. Please don’t…