Brian-Red in US amid COVID-19 crisis By Leonardo Micua AS we are writing this column Friday morning we have yet to read a post in the social media from the Dagupan City Hall if it is proceeding with the Dagupan Bangus Festival slated this April amid the order of President Duterte for…
War to end all wars! By Jing Villamil THE original storyteller was Grandma herself. And before the storytelling was a ritual her awed listeners would watch raptly entranced. Gone elderly, she still wore her former grace and beauty. She must be truly graceful and beautiful before her prime: tall,…
The protracted war on drugs By Ermin Garcia Jr. IF the government’s war on drugs appears to be protracted despite valiant efforts of operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and local police, blame it on two statutes: the constitutional ban on death penalty and the plea bargain option…
Corruption just won’t simply die By Al S. Mendoza IS the “pastillas” scheme true? Is the one-TIN platform true? Is the money-laundering operation true? In these queries, the major players are the Chinese from Mainland China. What is happening? “Pastillas” is a sweet jelly-like candy (a bit similar to…
Jeong By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE is a word in Korean that surpasses love. I encountered this word while watching a movie whose title I have forgotten, but whose dialogues and words I can remember very well. I remember one particular word because it is something I tried to…
Unexciting last three stages of 2020 Ronda By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance (PNSI) riders dominated the fourth and fifth stages that catapulted them to wrest the individual and team honors in this year’s Ronda Pilipinas bikefest, I immediately called my town mate, 2018 Le Tour…
Your choices determine your life Radhanath Swami By Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in Radhanath Swami’s page on Facebook that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. THERE is an American Indian analogy that helps us to understand our habits. It explains that…
Don’t shoot the messenger By Leonardo Micua THE manager of radio station Aksyon Radyo Dagupan, Violy Valdez, is in rage over the alleged bad-mouthing of one of her staff, Dante Cera, by the town mayor of Mangaldan, Marilyn Lambino. Dante got the goat of her honor when he read…
Once upon an island! By Jing Villamil IN these grim days of quaking bursting flooding crusting earth, of abusive corrupting power, of hunger and thirst and neglect and never-mind-them, of viruses and men gone deadly haywire . . . she had not forgotten the many a lifetime she had…
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