Unpredictable SMB-Ginebra PBA Finals By Al S. Mendoza THIS was written hours before Game 4 was to start between San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra on Friday, August 3. Tyranny of deadline, they say. Both teams are presently battling for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup in a best-of-seven series. As…
Surprising UK cyclist Geraint Thomas By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE talk of sporting world during these days especially in Europe was the surprising conquest of Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas of this year’s Tour de France. The little-known fellow from Cardiff, Wales originally assigned to help his skipper, compatriot,…
Live and Work Author Unknown By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story or an article I read in a page on www.academictips.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. FATHER was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three…
Development of Bonuan District seen We welcome the opening of CSI Bonuan situated at a cross road of Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Bonuan Binloc and Bonuan Boquig last August 1. Indeed, an ideal location for us in the district. With CSI Bonuan, the people of Bonuan, like us, no longer need to…
Our farmers get relief finally By Ermin Garcia Jr. AT the outset, allow me to express, on behalf of our province’s distressed rice farmers, our gratitude to Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol for the promised delivery and distribution of bags of palay seedlings to help our farmers cope with their…
Let’s have stronger dikes By Gonzalo Duque IT was suspenseful, the hour-long delay that marred the President’s SONA last Monday. But it was top news, eventful, historic our old friend former President GMA was dramatically installed as Speaker, replacing the controversial now former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Papaano naman? Hindi…
Nothing’s changed but the gender By Al S. Mendoza A politician is actually one of the most respected men in every community—if not the most. But that was before. Today, a politician isn’t that much looked up to anymore. He is either derided or desirable. He is either a…
Talampunay Blues By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo BEFORE President Duterte delivered his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), I posted on FB, my own characterization of his previous speeches: “Sonambulism: reporting while sleeping, digressing from the official report and talking only about one thing, obsessively.” Sonambulism is not a…
It’s still palakasan in Philippine sports By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THREE weeks from now and the much-awaited Asia’s sports spectacle the 2018 Asian Games will officially kicks off in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on August 18 and ends on September 2. Unlike the 2014 Asiad held in Incheon,…
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