By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, die-hard boxing aficionados, watched on TV how the Japanese boxing icon Naoya Inoue easily demolished the Filipino International Boxing Federation (IBF) number one contender Michael Dasmariñas via knockout in the third round last Sunday, June 20. We saw how the undefeated Nippon boxer…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.advance-africa.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE last days of the mandatory wearing of face shields appears to be inevitable. Last week, DOH Usec. Leopoldo Vega, backed by DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III, preempted the IATF on the issue by stating that wearing of face shields will no longer be required…
By Al S. Mendoza IT happened again. Almost each time we battle South Korea in a basketball game, it results in a cliffhanger. In the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, we were up by two points with mere ticks left in the game. “Finally, madadale na natin…
By Leonardo Micua A REPORT on June 17 by the British news agency Reuters stating that more than 350 Indonesian doctors have contracted COVID-19 despite being vaccinated with Sinovac sent chills down the spines of many Filipinos. The reason for this is obvious. Sinovac, sourced out by the country from China either…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AS we passed by Lingayen Gulf, when we were fighting against the establishment of the cement plant complex in Bolinao, Mildred Yamzon, then a new member of the Women in Development (WID) Foundation, asked me a question. “Is this all there is in life? No…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano BEFORE there was Cebu City’s 2012 ordinance that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, there was Dagupan City’s Gender Equality ordinance which was approved on June 28, 2010 by then Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. I wrote that piece of…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M a keen observer and curious fellow since I was a child, because I’ve always believed that it is one of the best ways to be more knowledgeable and to educate myself about ongoings in the world aside from formal studies in school. Since…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.advance-africa.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. A MAN got frustrated with life. Despite all the hard work and effort, failure was all that he learnt. Feeling defeated with life,…
By Jing Villamil SUCH small soft hands. For such a small soft child. Flesh of my flesh, bones of my bones, blood of my blood. She brushed my curls way up and back. She smoothed the deep frowns. She poked wide the eyes, pinched the nose, stretched the lips…
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