By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT was good to see them again, the trees, the flowers, the herbal “weeds”. The symphony of smells brings me back to a time when, the garden had seen its best days, with Tatay and Nanay caring for them. It has been years. The garden…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano THERE is no legal impediment for President Rodrigo Duterte to run as Vice President of his daughter, Davao City Mayor, Sarah Duterte. If its legal, then why is there much brouhaha over his looming vice-presidential candidacy? I think the naysayers fear for the concentration…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BOXING fans either watched on tv or read in our national dailies how our aging multiple-titled world boxing champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. recaptured the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight tiara by pummeling the defending and undefeated champion, Nordine Oubaali of France last Sunday (May…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok 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. ONCE upon a time, there lived a shepherd boy who was bored watching his flock of sheep on the hill. To amuse himself, he…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. OUR editorial this week discussed hard lessons to be learned from recent updates: 1. How and why the Covid pandemic recently affected Singapore and Taiwan – the two places in Asia considered success stories in the war vs Covid, but were suddenly reported to have…
By Al s. Mendoza JORDAN Clarkson is the Sixth Man of The Year for the NBA’s 2020-2021 season. Big deal. Almost the equivalent of the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award. So that every player worth his salt, whether from the NBA or PBA, covets that—next to the MVP trophy….
By Leonardo Micua MANY city residents were in disbelief with their mouths wide open when they heard reports that Mayor Brian Lim tested positive for COVID-19. They could not imagine how the hizzoner can still be infected when he already got his second dose of the Sinovac vaccine just few…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT was big. The moon in the pale lavender sky. Not as big as the one Sr. Mary John Mananzan and I saw in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That moon was so big it filled the whole window where we both sat watching in awe. It…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano HEARD of the five love languages? They are Quality Time, Acts of Service, Gifts, Physical Touch and Words of Affirmation. These are the ways by which one communicates and receives love. This does not apply only to romantic relationships but to all sorts of…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER two years of inactivity, the long-awaited world’s boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will fight his next foe World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr. to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 21. Yes, negotiations…
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