Of Ubilaos, cops and mufflers By Noel Cabobos HOPING to find remnants of the Ubilaos or the so-called fierce man-eating tribe back in the 18th century, I went to San Quintin, Pangasinan, where historians had written to have inhabited but have started to make their way to the mountains…
Our aborted meeting with Ninoy at Baylor Hospital By Jun Velasco “The Filipino is worth dying for”—Ninoy Aquino WHY do we remember our national heroes? Well, for one, they are our moral compass, our guiding stars, our inspiration. It was most fitting that the nation observed the 30th…
Hour of reckoning By Gonzalo Duque SAN FRANCISCO, California—The Philippines has no monopoly of natural disasters. They are global. What is sad about the calamities in our country is the face of massive poverty that typhoons and floods bring. We see rain-drenched people from the slums, children swimming on…
The Late Bokal By Bebot Villar I THOUGHT nagbago na siya. Akala ko nag-mature na itong public official na ito. But sad to say, he seems not to have grown up at all. He’s notorious for being late pag dumating. Kung inimbitahan mo daw ng 8:00 a.m., expect him…
“No one may remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world.” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THUS spoke POPE FRANCIS – some three weeks ago – when he made a visit to a slum area in Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the World Youth Day…
The fuss in the NIA patubig project By Noel Cabobos THE town of Tayug, the heart of the 6th District, is now under the administrative function of lawyer Tyrone Agabas. But on top of Mayor Agabas is his wife, Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, who ran unopposed during the recent elections…
Typhoon updates online By Johanne Margarette R. Macob “CLASSES… are suspended.” That was the kind of trending posts these past days. Classes, and even work, in the earlier days of the week were cancelled due to the inclement weather: the continuous downpour of monsoon rains resulting to heavy flooding in…
Espino will tilt balance in PCL race By Jun Velasco “The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions,” Janius FORMER DENR Secretary Eleazar P. Quinto sent us this text message: “Thanx a lot for mentioning me and my wife, Rina, in…
We had a great time with Raffy Villamil By Gonzalo Duque LAS VEGAS, Nevada—It seems US President Barrack Obama is coming true to his socialist bearings. He now wants the U.S. to go socialist. And you know what’s next, God forbid! As you know, the US of A is still…
Used and duped by Napoles By Bebot Villar QUICK to the draw na naglabas ng mga documents ang ilang mayors at former mayors ng Pangasinan na nasangkot ang pangalan nila sa mas umiinit na investigation sa P10-billin pork barrel scam. Mabilis pa nga sa kidlat! Mukhang totohanan na ito…
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