Advice to ‘punerarya’ owners By Al S. Mendoza FUNERAL parlors are up in arms: They are losing money. Come again? How can they lose money when there is now a corpses galore? But then, look again: The oversupply of dead no longer make embalmers rich. While it is obvious…
Of Con-Con, China, mayors By: Ulysses R. Butuyan “DRILON BATS FOR CON-CON, ‘RES-PONSIVE’ CHARTER” – Time for Congress and Malacañang to give the Judiciary the stature it deserves as a co-equal. Many courts are dilapidated. Judges are dependent on LGU funds for official travels and functions. By the way,…
Protocol for ‘surrenderees’ By Bebot Villar I think it is high time for the government to issue a set of guidelines that would cover the processing of so – called “voluntary surrenderees” that has become commonplace in the war contra-illegal drugs! You will note in the various news reports…
Bad day for boxer Albert Pagara By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT’s a must for me to watch major international boxing events live on television, or if I can to be there at the venue especially if the protagonists involved are Mexicans and or Filipinos. Boxing is my second love…
Hail, education! By Johanne R. Macob In two weeks time, I’d be wearing my ‘sablay’ again to graduate for my Master’s Degree. Though the graduation is not a complete surprise, for it has been a result of a five-semester or a two-and-a-half-year perseverance, I still couldn’t help but be…
SHINING THROUGH WITH PAL –– We doff our hat to the Philippine Air Lines (PAL) that brought us to New Zealand from Manila via Cairns in Australia last Wednesday. We found out that not only Filipinos but other nationalities, too, including the New Zealanders are taking advantage of the direct flight from Manila…
Our good cops, bad cops By Ermin Garcia Jr. “SO far so good!” That I believe is the nervous sentiment of police officers and barangay officials protecting drug operations in their areas, and moonlighting as drug pushers. Indeed, in spite of Pangasinan, particularly cities of Dagupan and Urdaneta being…
Dawn of a new day By Gonzalo Duque MANY are pleased. But some are displeased and, in fact, disgusted. Ganun lang naman talaga pag may pagbabago or change sa buhay ng tao. But in a larger sense, the nation is getting freed from the shroud of darkness that has…
Never believe anything that Duterte says By Al S. Mendoza Happy birthday to Malaya M. Sadiwa; July 9.) * * * * AND so, Leni Robredo is finally in. Anyone doubting it would happen—that Robredo making it to President Duterte’s Cabinet was a no-no? Not me. Yes,…
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