Wanted: Super body to check flooding By Leonardo Micua WHILE most of us were still snoring in bed, Tropical Depression Jenny crossed Northern Luzon and sneaked past Dagupan City and Pangasinan. And before we could switch on our TV to get the latest update on the weather, “Jenny” was already howling…
May we be excused? By Jing Villamil FROM the day a teacher-friend received this particular excuse letter, to these days of her retirement, it was so very difficult, it has since been almost impossible for her to gather all her marbles together again. She still is knitting her brows over…
A father-and-son story By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE blasted illegal fish pens along the Calmay River during the Belen Fernandez administration are back with a vengeance! And if I’m not mistaken, these are the same illegal fish pens that were allowed to mushroom (and protected by the City Agriculturist Emma…
San Miguel’s greatness is beyond compare By Al S. Mendoza SAN Miguel Beer is champion again. By defeating TNT KaTropa in Game Six, the Beermen recently completed a 4-2 triumph in the best-of-seven title series. In defeat, TNT was virtually shamed. It got to the second round first with a…
Racism has no place in sports By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, the dedicated basketball fans know how to accept defeat, and how to act if our team wins. And that’s exactly how we felt last August 16 when the San Miguel team after trailing, 1-2, in the best-of-seven finals…
By: Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read on Facebook page on Short Stories in English profile that I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. You Are Unique!Author Unknown THINK what a remarkable, unduplicatable, and miraculous thing it is to be you! Of all the people…
Political persecution By Leonardo Micua WE read several posts on the social media that our good friend Finnela Sim is now out as sports commissioner of the city government. Councilor Joey Tamayo said as much in his own Facebook account: “Mam Finnela Sim. I heard the news that you gave…
(An Observation on the Filipino Communities in Australia and Other Countries) By Rado Gatchalian “Individually, each Filipino is brilliant. Collectively, we struggle to be great. As a Filipino, we succeed in our endeavours. But as a nation, we fail…” “LAHAT MAGALING” If there is one values we all need to…
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