By Leonardo Micua WITHOUT batting an eyelash, Senator Manny Pacquiao named the Department of Health as one corrupt agency and Secretary Francisco Duque III as a corrupt official when dared by President Duterte in a national TV to name the ‘bad seeds’ ruining his administration or else he will call him a…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano THE Chief Executive’s unsatisfactory management of the West Philippine Sea dispute – this was the maiden shot fired against President Rodrigo Duterte by his supposed loyal ally, Senator Manny Pacquiao. Interestingly, this is also the “banner” issue of the largest opposition group, 1Sambayan which…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk of the sporting world during these days are the games of the two NBA conferences’ finals, this year’s edition of Tour de France 21-day bikefest that started last June 27, and the annual Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament. The 2021 NBA season is winding…
Kate Chopin 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. The Blind Men and the Elephant is a parable from India that has been adapted by many religions and published in various stories for…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT looks like the 2019 election campaign of Mayor Brian Lim is going to boomerang in 2022. He urged voters to vote then for him if they want to stop the flooding in their streets and homes by changing the mayor (then re-electionist Belen Fernandez)….
By Al S. Mendoza IS Manny Pacquiao running for president in May 2022? He has not said yes. Or even no. But his actions clearly point to that, judging from his two recent social media blasts showing him championing the cause of the Filipino masses. Why would he do…
By Leonardo Micua TWO resolutions were passed during a brief session via zoom of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan on June 24 (Thursday). The first was a resolution condoling with the bereaved family of our friend Rafael Baraan (Raffy and Paeng to his legions of friends) who was the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo SUDDENLY, he stopped sending jokes. I thought it was normal, assuming he must have other things to preoccupy him with. The jokes are mostly about politics, and predictably about women. We joked about ourselves, our imperfections, our pride, our humbling experiences, our most trying times….
By Atty. Farah G. Decano HEARD of toxic masculinity? In celebration of the Pride Month, I will be discussing this abhorrent gender trait in the context of LGBT+ issues. Nope. This is not a campaign for acceptance and tolerance. There are probably millions of articles written about this topic…
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