Madagascar system of rice planting not really good By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A system of rice intensification or SRI has reportedly increased the yields of Madagascar rice farmers even without applying inorganic fertilizers.  As a result, the system has become popular in the Asia Pacific region.  Under the Madagascar SRI,…

Raid By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It isn’t really uncommon to hear of police authorities and other complementary agents of government raiding neighborhoods, streets and even homes in search of criminals, goons and other suspicious characters. The raids are done surreptitiously, boldly and in full battle gear. Silently the…

Cha-cha’s best advocates By Gerry Garcia FELLOW-columnist Jun Velasco and this writer have always been one with the millions of OFWs from this bamboo Republic who have opted to go abroad for greener pastures because things here are as disquieting as they are disappointing. All of us share a common…

Cesar T. Quiambao: ‘I have returned!’ By Jun Velasco STRANGE how a sizable section  in our fabled isles shamelessly posture itself as self-righteous, lumping  all demonic adjectives to the vanquished after the Supreme Court “dumped” (ibinasura) Sigaw ng Bayan’s  People’s Initiative platform. Why can’t they be like the proverbial boxing…

The private schools’ concern By Gonzalo Duque OUR unceasing efforts and prayers have paid off. I am referring to what began as a lonely war which we waged, together with University of Luzon’s president, Dr. Macky Samson, and officers of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU) to correct…

Tungro-resistant Matatag rice varieties By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE tungro virus disease is a very serious pest of rice such that it can cause heavy damages on standing rice crops. It is transmitted by green leafhoppers as they feed on the rice plants. That is if the insects have been…

Judicial stature By + Oscar V. Cruz D.D. It is not a secret that the present administration has a low judicial standing. This is well shown by the number of times the Supreme Court decidedly quashed its many attempts to arrogate power beyond its competence. It is somehow funny that…

Working for a common good By Gerry Garcia FINALLY after countless decades, this city’s long harassed pedestrians will be given the chance to cut through formidable traffic in the narrow streets of the city to the other side with nary a hassle. Dagupan’s superman in the House, Speaker JDV, has…

Mayor Resuello’s political odyssey By Jun Velasco MAYOR Jolly Resuello’s rise in local politics is like surviving a snake pit. Veteran politicians say that it’s tougher to win local electoral battles than in the national level. We doff our hat to the successful players because they have survived, hurdled and…

Injustice By Gonzalo Duque IT’S easily the scourge of the century in this country. The utterly sad fate that befell the 2006 batch of nursing board passers is unending. Most of us who have followed the series of events vis a vis the ill-fated nursing exams have been helplessly watching…