Mayor Lim, PNP defy PDU30 By Ermin Garcia Jr. NEVER mind that there is a national law banning the manufacture and sale of illegal firecrackers in the country, but who dare defy President Duterte’s orders to strictly observe his own direct orders to the police and local governments to strictly…
New Year message same as Christmas: love By Al S. Mendoza DO you know the fastest days to disappear every year? They are the days between Christmas and New Year. We have just celebrated the birth of Christ and, suddenly, there is another day to rejoice with as much gusto: New…
Celebrating my birthdays via bikefests By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHEN I turned 71 years old on December 18 2016, I decided to organize my own bicycle road race to celebrate my birthday. I purposely organized a bikefest that year not as a ‘money-making’ event but because number 71 is…
Your Chance of a Greater Good By Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. Author Unknown IT was an early morning. Mr. Khanna was getting ready for his office when His wife asked him…
Holiday for hog producers By Leonardo Micua WHEN Secretary William Dar was in Lingayen on December 23 to officially launch the financial assistance to farmers affected by the low buying price of palay as a result of the Rice Tariffication Law–with the help of the Land Bank of the Philippines—he…
Christmas past! By Jing Villamil ONCE upon a not-so-distant time, our Christmas trees were tall and truly pine! The Cordilleras had not yet been shorned naked and DENR was not yet defensively protective of our natural resources. The tree was up by the first week of December, and down by…
My Christmas though 6 decades By Ermin Garcia Jr. EVERY year, I cannot help but reflect on and reminisce good memories of past Christmases that make me smile, sad memories that make me pray. Memories with family because that’s what Christmas is about. How can I not remember my first…
What is Christmas if not love, forgiving? By Al S. Mendoza AS we celebrate Christmas once again on Wednesday, one question from several questions will stick out anew like the proverbial sore thumb. Like, really, what is Christmas? Always oozing with wisdom, I eagerly await the word of Pope Francis…
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