Key to higher rice, corn yield in upland areas found By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Crop diversification and contouring plus lime application  and fertilization based soil analysis may very be the key to higher rice and corn  yields in upland areas, as shown by results of a PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research…

The poor By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is sad but true. To be poor in this country is a big living and continuing curse. During elections, all local and national candidates shout their avowed commitment to help the poor. When they are in office and in power, they…

Why jueteng is unstoppable By Gerry Garcia EARLY hours  of last Friday, Nov. 24, marked the dawning of a great day for Manny Pacman and entourage whose expected arrival from Las Vegas, Nevada at the NAIA stirred the massing of thousands of welcomers exhilarated by his convincing triumph over Mexican…

Max Soliven died with his boots on By Jun Velasco IT was our brod Dan who texted us the “killer” message as early as 7:30 a.m. Friday: “Max Soliven died at 7 am today. I mourn the passing of an era of lively and great column writing.” When a loved…

Please, don’t send in the clowns, Alvin By Gonzalo Duque I WISH to congratulate the Regional Medical Center headed by its director, Dr. Jess Canto, for the many innovations at the RMC. Most people I have talked to have good words for him. Even my sisters in the United States…

Gambling operation is exploitation By Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The exploitation of people is one of the worse social vices especially so in countries whose economic present is critical and whose developmental future is bleak. This is the Philippines and this is the serious evil of gambling in the…

IRRI, RP aggie agencies map out collaboration By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Philippine government agencies involved in rice research and technology promotion recently identified new priority areas of collaboration in 2007 to 2009 where greater impact can be achieved. The meeting was attended by…

Bataoil: friendly but firm, uncompromising By Gerry Garcia CHIEF Police Supt. Leopoldo Bataoil was often on TV when he was police director in the Northern Police District under the NCR Police Office and fellow-Pangasinenses whom he had previously served as provincial director for some years watched proudly and wistfully. Gregarious…

Nards Galvez, father of campus journalism By Jun Velasco NOT much has been heard about the other great Filipino propagandist, Graciano Lopez Jaena, of Iloilo, who, like Jose Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar, set the stage for the evolution of a national, better still, a nationalist consciousness. Last week,…

Is Alvin clowning again? By Gonzalo Duque WITH the elections a foregone conclusion, expect the opposition to use every known trick of the trade to ensure victory with little thought for the country’s welfare. This fearful thought flashed across my mind when I came across a news item saying that…