Digong is loved by many, hated by a few By Gonzalo Duque WE missed that big birthday party for former Speaker JdV! Paano naman, Dagupan fiesta eh! We have it on good authority that the speech he delivered on his birthday bash was so far his best, like it was a…
Playing with Fire
Sweet sorrow of goodbye By Al S. Mendoza AS there is always sorrow in parting, gladness likewise accompanies it. To everything, almost, there is balance. Yin yang. And so it is that I said my sweet sorrow of goodbye yesterday to 2016. There is sweetness in each passing year—the…
General Admission
Drug war. Duterte. Pope Francis. By Ulysses R. Butuyan 80% OF FILIPINOS WORRY THEY MIGHT BE KILLED IN THE DRUG WAR. To worry for themselves is self-interest; to worry for others is patriotism. SWS SAYS 80% GIVE DUTERTE’S DRUG CAMPAIGN AN EXCELLENT RATING. On Calvary, one of the famous…
Punching Bug
Remembering my cycling mentor By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT was morning of December 22 when I received a text message from my cycling contemporary Jesse “Og” Mosada of Mapandan saying my cycling maestro, Tour of Luzon veteran Bienvenido Bongato had passed away in Canada due to colon cancer….
Sports Eye
LAST HURRAH FOR FIRECRACKERS. With only three days more to go before New Year’s Eve, the nationwide ban on firecrackers is now too late in the day to implement. President Rodrigo Duterte, we were informed, is not keen on implementing the ban this year, noting the huge investments of businessmen…
Random Thoughts
The sloppy cowards By Ermin Garcia Jr. FIRST of all, I must apologize for the blunder of my staff that appeared in our last issue. I refer to our headline story about Rep. Amado Espino Jr.’s manifestation to abide by the Sandiganbayan’s suspension. Horror of all horrors, when I…
Punchline
Journalists’ obvious edge By Gonzalo Duque MERRY CHRISTMAS! We overheard a chismis regarding our having been president of the Pangasinan Press Club and for how long? Ok, we said, dapat na mag-reorganized na ang club. Those of you who have followed the press club event must be having…
Playing with Fire
Aid is never aid when you put a condition to it By Al S. Mendoza HE said: “Watch your language…Go home!” That was President Duterte once again. Who was in the audience when he said that this week? No less than the American ambassador to the Philippines, who is…
