Three cities on the spot By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT is, indeed, heartening to learn that our towns and cities are racing to be declared drug-free by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. Curiously, the cities of Dagupan, San Carlos and Urdaneta have not even been declared drug-free even by…
The blindfolded woman By Gonzalo Duque NO President probably has been so pilloried even up to the entrails as our own Digong. We have an expression on that. Agda tupaken so manga no ag mabonga. It’s part of the territory in our political system. But they, the detractors, will…
Playing with Fire
What to do with blogger engaged in ‘fake news’ By Al S. Mendoza WHAT is “fake news?” I ask that in view of the Senate’s hearing on “fake news” this week. And there’s more to come, according to Senate Committee chair Grace Poe. Bloggers had been invited by Poe…
General Admission
13 P’sinan cyclists in 2018 Ronda bikefest By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 2018 Ronda Pilipinas multi-stage bikathon qualifying race on September 30 saw the participation of almost 300 cyclists from all over the country in the 183-kilometer road saga that started and finished in Tarlac City. I was…
Sports Eye
PH GUN POLICY BETTER — The bloodbath that happened in Las Vegas, Nevada where a lone gun man opened fire at a crowd of people attending a pop concert, killing 58 of them and wounding 500 others, sent shock waves all over the world. The incident was one of America’s saddest moments…
Random Thoughts
No Grand Slam for SMB By Al S. Mendoza THE talk of the town is San Miguel Beer. Why, because it lost a lot in the last few days. The losses were heart-tugging, if not mind-blowing as in crazy. First, SMB stumbled into two imports turning out to be…
General Admission
Another heart-breaking game between PCST and UL By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. MY interest in basketball started early in 1970s. I frequently watched NBA and the Manila Inter-Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA, now called PBA) then on a black and white TV. And when I had the time, I also…




