By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHEN the ethics committee of Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), headed by Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, declared Philippines Athletics Track And Field Association (PATAFA) president Philip Ella Juico as ‘persona non grata’ for accusing his pole vault athlete EJ Obiena of misappropriating government funds intended for his…
By Rex Catubig IN the midst of the controversy that attended the demolition of the old HE building at the West Central Elementary School, I was asked what personal reason I had for my passionate protest against its earlier desecration. This is my answer: To the uninitiated, it is…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. At the rate the Lim administration in Dagupan City is running its affairs, it certainly appears to be on a spiraling self-destruction mode! Mayor Brian Lim’s continued blatant attempt at cover-up of widespread corruption by his barkada at the market victimizing fish vendors has made…
By Al S. Mendoza IT’S the political season and with it comes the survey season, too. Don’t be fooled. Surveys are as pesky as the summer fly but, hey, they are here to stay. They are as perennial as the grass. You are a politician, you either pay attention or not…
By Leonardo Micua THE city of Dagupan may not afford to send a disaster response team to any of the calamity-stricken areas in the Visayas or Mindanao like what Mayor Isko Moreno did only a few days ago, but the city can certainly afford to share a bit of…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo A GOOD photograph almost always tells its own story, almost, but not quite. There will always be the true story that can only be told partially, by the one who took the photograph and its subject, together or separately. The realities of one photograph can…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano BEFORE going for confession, I remember using a guide on the proper examination of conscience which to me was a list of thorough, on point and detailed questions about how we fulfill God’s ten commandments. This helped me with my apologies and reparation for…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR the last two years, our planet Earth suffered an agonizing economic slowdown due to the unseen disease called “COVID 19.” Fortunately, our country which is mostly now under Alert Level 2 is slowly and cautiously starting to recover from the economic fallout for…
By Rex Catubig AT year-end past, I’m usually all agog expecting to be dazzled by the whizz and brilliance of fireworks. But this year is different. Because I’m blindsided by a sinister and remorseless pyrotechnics display that’s far from heavenly. I’ve seen it before. But my gaze is always…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. SENATOR Ping Lacson was in town last Sunday, and I doggone missed it. I had wanted to listen in to his much talked about dialogues in town hall meetings with stakeholders in public service and governance. I’ve always known the senator to be a no-frills…
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