Help needed for Cagayan and Isabela By Leonardo Micua BY the skin of the teeth, Pangasinan was again spared by Typhoon Ulysses. Thank God, there was no strong typhoon that struck us and swept us off our feet this year. But Cagayan and Isabela provinces were not as lucky. They…
Refuse to be killed easily By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE killing of another newsman in Vir Maganes sent another shockwave in our midst. And so did the killing of RTC Judge Maria Teresa Abadilla. While the slaying of the two happened under very different circumstances, the message is crystal…
Punchline
Biden to inherit a damaged White House By Al S. Mendoza BEFORE Joe Biden was elected president of the United States on November 4 (PHL time), he served the American government for 47 years. If there’s one American politician soaked in public service almost half of his life—and counting—it’s…
General Admission
Tempestuous By Atty. Farah G. Decano THIS is how I would call the past few days. Let us start with Republican Presidential re-electionist Donald Trump refusing to concede defeat to Democrat, Joe Biden. So far, he has been blocking the certification of election results in three states: Pennsylvania, Michigan…
Andromeda’s Vortex
“There’s always first time in life” By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. AS I write this piece, our country’s third strongest typhoon (after Quinta and Rolly) named Ulysses is devastating our province with its strong gusty winds. I’m rushing this piece (November 12) to beat the deadline fearing that a power…
Sports Eye
Wait… What? Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.developgoodhabits.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. A carpenter who was nearing retirement told his boss that he was ready to end his career and spend his time…
Learnings in Life
Issues for SITG Maganes By Leonardo Micua WE join our media colleagues and media organizations in Manila and hereabouts in condemning the brutal slaying of our brother in the profession and townmate Virgilio “Vir” Maganes in the early morning on November 10 in Barangay San Blas, Villasis. At the…
Random Thoughts
Wanted: Urgent help for new distance learners By Ermin Garcia Jr. OUR education sector is in dire need of help to be able to cope and deliver the quality education that our children deserve under these most difficult conditions, a pandemic period. A report in media has indicated…




