By Leonardo Micua THIS week, permit me to reprint the my good friend and The Punch’s news correspondents in USA, Tocayo Leonardo J. Galvez ‘s post on his Facebook account. Mr. Galvez used to write for The Punch till he decided to migrate in the Land of Milk and…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I realized that some of the people closest to me are experiencing challenges which they have chosen to keep for themselves. Over the years, we have shared thoughts, acted on problems together and celebrated our successes. It is heartbreaking when you see them suffer, whether…
By Farah G.Decano ACCOLADES are not the monopoly of the famous, the rich and the powerful. It is time we recognized the hard work of the people whom we meet in our daily toil. For this column, I wish to show my appreciation to the security guards at CSI. Recently,…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SOME of my cycling mates, my age contemporaries, my relatives, friends, media colleagues and especially numerous cycling avid aficionados, keep asking me if I still ride my bike even for just for fun, only. Their biggest question is, if I don’t…why not? My answer…
By Rex Catubig THEY were high school kids in their teens — tabula rasas eager to absorb colors and paint dreams. I was a young college grad bursting with idealism and desirous to impart social consciousness and awaken young minds to the harsh realities of a world in the…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S crunch time for the 7 epaLiFes at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The setting is set for a showdown between them and the DILG! I say this because the DILG finally came around and warned all the Dagupan City councilors of sanctions if they do not…
By Leonardo Micua DURING the first midnight mass this Yuletide season at Saint John the Evangelist Cathedral last December 16, many were touched by the homily of Archbishop Socrates Villegas who intoned “Ang lahat ay may katapusan” (All will have its end). If you ask me, that was pregnant…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AMONG the many adventures and memories of my travels is a Korean song, sang by a Korean religious, during one of the regular meetings for the World Conference on Religion and Peace held in Thailand. The song got stuck in my brain, hibernated there for…
By Farah G Decano LAST December 22, I was thrilled to attend my first graduation as Dean of the College of Law. I thought to myself that, by attending the ceremonies, I will be honoring the memory of my father who was the first dekano among the Decanos in…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the race that I organized and directed last December 18 sponsored by Excellent Noodles in conjunction with the celebration of my 77th birthday, many cycling fans especially the young ones and a few of my age contemporaries were curious why I look like…
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