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Feelings

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Gone free! By Jing Villamil THERE are true stories begging to be told. This is one. He was just turning thirty, but eight of his young adult years had been spent in dialysis. Those who are familiar with the procedure would know what it forebodes: the whole of one’s being…

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Feelings

By July 30, 2019Feelings, Opinion

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

Wanted: The farmers’ champion By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT is heartening to learn that Fourth District’s Cong Toff de V has refiled his Magna Carta for Young Farmers in the 18th Congress which was unacted on in the previous Congress.  Perhaps, the bill may never be passed because the intended…

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Punchline

By July 23, 2019Opinion, Punchline

Playing with Fire

By | Archives, Opinion

Payback time for Acosta, Erfe By Gonzalo Duque I just arrived from San Francisco, CA where I had an enjoyable time with Ex-Mayor Jose “Bogs” Esteves of Milpitas City, our kabaleyan, who invited the media in the West Coast to interview me. I suddenly became a very popular figure because of my…

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Playing with Fire

By July 23, 2019Archives, Opinion

G Spot

By | G Spot, Opinion

Armi By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT is not clear to me how I first met Armi Bangsal. I had this impression that she was introduced by Enoch Tan, but I could be wrong. Maybe she was introduced to me by another friend, Josefina (Josie) Lolarga. I have a clearer memory…

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G Spot

By July 23, 2019G Spot, Opinion

Sports Eye

By | Opinion, Sports Eye

The endless PH sports woes By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE are just over four months away from hosting the 30th Southeast Asia Games this year but until now our national governing sports bodies, the Philippine Olympic Committee’ and Philippines Sports commission’s (POC) power squabble continue. Worse, another tarnishing image…

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Sports Eye

By July 23, 2019Opinion, Sports Eye

Feelings

By | Feelings, Opinion

Gone too soon By Jing Villamil WE do not bury our children. They bury us. This is how things are supposed to go. Fetus, neonate, infant, toddler, pre-school, almost unending school-age, adults thereafter. Life lived to the full. For us older folks, when the sun had risen for the last…

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Feelings

By July 23, 2019Feelings, Opinion

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

First legacy for Lim administration? By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE opening of the spanking transport terminal on De Venecia Highway will go a long way at decongesting worsening vehicular traffic in Dagupan City. That the heavy vehicular congestion is going to happen is a no brainer. Every year, more families…

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Punchline

By July 15, 2019Opinion, Punchline