The gift of tears By Farah G. Decano “Nakakaiyak!” This review was posted almost in unison by affected viewers of the latest viral Filipino movie, “Through Night and Day.” Overwhelmed by emotions, they took to various social media platforms to express whatever their tears represent. Watchers with muffled cries…
Andromeda’s Vortex
Covid-19 spares cyclists? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Covid-19 pandemic already killed 670,200 inhabitants of the earth and the Philippines has 1,962 casualties, and ranks 27th among the countries infected by the dreaded disease. As many say, this is predicted to reach a million fatalities until the…
Sports Eye
The Loyal Mongoose Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in The Meaning of Life’s page in Facebook that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. IN a small village, there was a farmer who lived with his wife and…
Learnings in Life
Watching out for returning LSIs, OFWs By Leonardo Micua I and many others had goose bumps upon seeing the raid by the CIDG on Facebook of a computer shop in Quezon City suspected to be faking and selling negative RT-PCR results supposedly coming from a licensed laboratory. This to my…
Random Thoughts
Community transmission more alarming By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE suspicion that we are beginning to see indications of community transmission of COVID-19 should alarm everyone. It was easier then to foretell who could be the virus transmitter: all persons entering Pangasinan, with travel story to and from Metro Manila,…
Punchline
My SONA By Al S. Mendoza THIS is my own State of Nothing Address (SONA). Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. What’s for dinner? Let Valentin Dakuykoy, my legman forever, provide the answer. And his answer would be inabraw, dinengdeng and pakbet. What’s going to wash them down? Megan Gana,…
General Admission
The miracle by the window By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo LOVERS all over the world celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on February 14. He is the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers. The Roman Catholic Church continues to recognize St. Valentine as a saint of the church, even when he was removed from the General Roman Calendar in…
G Spot
ATTY. By Farah G. Decano SINCE three weeks ago, the 2019 bar passers have started taking the final step in becoming full-fledged lawyers by signing the roll of attorneys. To be enlisted in this roll is a remarkable privilege reserved only for the few who were able to successfully…
Andromeda’s Vortex
Corruption in PH sports rears its ugly head By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. HERE we go again. Philippine sports is tarnished anew with corruption. Because of this, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) which is under the Office of the President of the Philippines under the chairmanship of William “Butch”…
