By Farah Decano LOVE is trending this February so I am giving way to this narrative of my sorority sister, Atty. Eloisa Manlansing. It is up to us to find gems in the stories of our daily lives and this one in particular has the elements of patience, sacrifice,…
Finding matching sim cards
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER a year’s lull obviously due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation’s multi-stage bicycle racing has been gearing up with the easing of restrictions amid the pandemic to hold anew two national races this year. First to commence is the well-known annual LBC Ronda Pilipinas…
Pangasinan cyclists split in different teams
By Rex Catubig (Note: At the height of the pandemic, this crime of passion was broadcast in the news. It was so unbelievably gruesome and shocking that it begged to be retold in a manner the untamed human heart can grasp. This is my retelling of the story–of a…
A Valentine story, not
By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHO would have thought or expected a senatorial candidate would practice what he preaches about his advocacy during a campaign at a critical stage of his political career? Well, former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano who’s making a comeback as senator in 2022 decided to conduct…
An eco-friendly political campaign?
By Al S. Mendoza THE race is on for the May 9, 2022 elections. Our racers had their first official act of campaigning as provided for by law on Feb. 8. From Manila to Naga, from Bulacan to Bantayog/Q.C., from Imus to Gensan, they unfurled their banners that screamed…
Your vote is the deadliest weapon
By Gonzalo Duque THE brouhaha about the Dagupan budget between the Sanggunian and Mayor Brian Lim has become a battle of political maneuverings. Without in anyway discussing the legal aspects of this issue, methinks that the SP has the power to demand an itemized budget for the different projects involving…
Political pragmatism
By Leonardo Micua THERE are persistent calls from the business sector for the IATF to downgrade the quarantine classification of Metro Manila and its surrounding areas to Alert Level 1, from Alert Level 2 due to the fast dwindling COVID-19 cases there. If that happens, isn’t it just logical…
IATF must allow provincial buses to MM
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN the middle of transporting pails of water to the front garden, a dear friend Fe Mangahas called on the phone. She wanted us to pay our respect to a mutual friend, Dick Malay who passed on last 05 February 2022. I told her I…
Searching for a Friend
By Farah G. Decano THE battle for the next one hundred years began with the commencement of the campaign period for national candidates. It will be a crucial struggle among Filipinos who are allies of the good, the egoistic ignorant, the pretentious braggadocio, and the swooning evil. Whosoever wins…
