By Farah G. Decano THERE is so much fuss about which one is the better movie between the musical “Katips,” or the drama “Maid In Malacanang.” Famas Awards has spoken. “Katips” won hands down. If you wish to be simply entertained by “Mariteses” then you may consider the “Maid”…
By Jesus A Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised but deeply saddened over the sudden passing of our beloved former president Fidel Valdez Ramos, better known as FVR. Not surprised because at 94 years old it was but expected that his health was already at a frail stage. But…
By Rex Catubig IN my boyhood in our barrio, the month of August is customarily associated with relentless rain. “Nepnep” is how it was called when the monsoon dumps torrent of rain and the downpour inundates the river and engenders strong current. From out of nowhere the raging river…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ANYARE sa “DROP-COVER-HOLD”? Then walking briskly to safety? Gone with the wind. Why so? It must have been really frustrating on the part of the personnel of our Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (DRRMO) in the province, towns and cities on seeing their…
By Al S. Mendoza IN his inaugural speech as the country’s 17th president on June 30 at the National Museum, Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos Jr. did not mention about unity. A surprise, indeed, as he kept mouthing the word in his numerous speeches during the campaign for the May 9…
By Gonzalo Duque I first hesitated to write any topic under the sun, but the call of duty made me change my mind. What happened Wednesday in Northern Luzon, which was jolted by a powerful earthquake (Magnitude 5 in Dagupan, Magnitude 6 in La Union and Magnitude 7 in Lagangilang,…
By Leonardo Micua BASED on the presentation of Office of Civil Defense 1 during a virtual presscon on July 28, a day after the Magnitude 7 earthquake shook Northern Luzon, most of the major damages to infrastructure due to the temblor were concentrated in provinces and cities north and…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo This morning, I think of my mother. I think of the times that I have decided, on so many occasions I have taken personal decisions without much regard for her own sentiments. Not that it is intentional to disregard it, but worse, it seemed sometimes…
By Farah G. Decano I am now writing my column just after the occurrence of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Northern Luzon. Like any typical Filipino, I am helping myself cope with this devastating and stressful situation by finding humor in other issues which have caught national attention due…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OUR national basketball squad called “Gilas” did not pass the FIBA Asia Cup qualifying round held weeks ago. Although we won twice against India, we suffered a humiliating defeat twice, first frqwom New Zealand, 106-60 and 92-75, in the first and second windows. Then we…
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