privileged, promoted, protected By +Oscar V. Cruz Like a cat with proverbial nine lives, jueteng in this country keep coming back like a bad dream. Those in power and influence stop it at will for a reason, and at will likewise have it resumed for a purpose. At one time…

Chaotic Labor Day in M. Manila differs from May 1 here By Gerry Garcia FIRST day of May tomorrow, Labor Day, has for Metro Manila, as usual, another sinister if not irrelevant significance far removed from the day’s actual intent. That is, if we took at face value the words…

Where’s the ‘punch’, Ermin? By Jun Velasco PANGASINAN, otherwise known as Agbayani Country, at summertime should easily run away with the prize title of the most fun-filled province in the islands. The ballyhooed Pistay Dayat, traditionally celebrated  with aplomb, fiesta galore and  beauty pageants, unfailingly energizes  Pangasinenses’ and in Dagupan…

Philippine Star’s sense of fairness By Gonzalo Duque BELOW is our letter that appeared in the Philippine Star’s Wednesday, April 26, 2006 issue. We are reprinting it to give you an idea of how and why we and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities dealt with the libelous and…

Labor Day By +Oscar V. Cruz There must be something very strong in a country when precisely during Labor Day, the laborers lambast the government instead of allow it to honor them. Today, we behold workers marching, rallying, protesting for being underrated, underpaid and underhandedly treated. And they are people…

Goat raising getting popular in the Ilocos By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Goat raising is fast becoming an important component of the agricultural system in the Ilocos region as more small farmers in the rain fed and upland areas in Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte are now going into it….

More about the real JdV By Gerry Garcia TO some men and women in local media today, print and broadcast, who always find themselves in face-to-face interview with the inimitable Speaker Joe de Venecia, the little Binloc man in his real self, including his memorable past, probably remain unseen. That…

The PM race By Jun Velasco WE saw a thread of heroism in former Chief Justice Hilario Davide, at least, in the way he interprets our national hero Jose Rizal’s life and thoughts, which makes him an ideal spokesman of the hero: his thoughtful nature. In an informal huddle at…

A visit to Tuguegarao City By Gonzalo Duque TUGUEGARAO CITY – Some people are wondering why the Lyceum Northwestern   University has awarded  Doctorate Degrees in the recipients’ university or college campuses  instead of at the LNU. Well, it is an innovation in the field of education which I am proud…