By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. GONE are his footwork, reflex, agility, elusiveness, punching power, stamina, but his cleverness still stays. That’s what we observed last Sunday, August 22, how our boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao suffered an startling defeat in the hands of little known Cuban pug and failed to…
Oscar Wilde Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in www.americanliterature.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. IT was night-time and He was alone. And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city. And…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. FINALLY, the surge in cases in Dagupan City gets the attention of Mayor Brian Lim. What I find ironic, if not hypocritical, is his analysis and realization of the causes of the surge in human transmission of COVID-19 virus today as if nobody in the…
By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao fights again today, August 22 Philippine time, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The last time he fought was in July 2019, barely beating American Keith Thurman by split decision. In that fight, Pacquiao won two of the three judges by similar scores of 115-112….
By Leonardo Micua “DAD, we’re on lockdown”. That was the cryptic message on my FB messenger from my daughter-n-law Mirasol from Auckland, New Zealand last Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NZ time). Two hours earlier, she and my two granddaughters , Sophia and Isabelle, watched their Prime Minister…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo FOR a country largely dependent on foreign tourism, the Philippines is now dependent on domestic tourism. In a chart entitled, “Domestic versus International Tourism, % of in-country tourism spending, 2019 or latest year”, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), almost 90…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano ANOTHER interesting discussion ensued again between me and my favorite genius (read: nerd in a good way). After a five-day hiatus from Viber, she suddenly messaged me and asked me about my thoughts on the parable of the prodigal son. I have never thought…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. We watched the world bantamweight title tussle between our countryman John Riel Casimero against Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux on TV last Sunday, August 15, where the Ormoc City, Leyte-born Casimero successfully defended his WBO (World Boxing Organization) 118 pounds tiara via split decision, 117-111, 116-112, 113-115….
Laura E. Richards Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.americanliterature.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. WHEN the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said,…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. Last week, I said I would share an FB post by someone who got infected by COVID-19 and detailed his experiences so everyone would have an idea how it is to be inflicted with it and how painful it is to be treated. My idea…
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