Millions now suffer from illegal drug trade By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE Standard newspaper’s own recent survey (1,500 respondents nationwide) conducted by resident researcher Junie Laylo, revealed that the third biggest problem in the country is “Drug addiction/Illegal Drugs.” It followed “Poverty” and “Corruption” (the biggest problem) and has overtaken…
Colombians would live on a lie? By Jun Velasco MERRY Christmas and a Happy New Year! We in these fabled isles have lately been thrown in contrasting modes. Happy in the triumph of Miss Pia Wurtzbach of Cagayan de Oro City as Miss Universe. Our Pangasinense- friend Dale Cabrera,…
Forgiveness: the best Christmas/ New Year message By Gonzalo Duque We start with forgiveness. It’s the only way to feel good with ourselves and those we must have hurt. We forgive those we have unknowingly or (even knowingly) hurt… with all the sincerity we can master. It’s the best…
Do you believe in surveys? By Al S. Mendoza SURVEYS have become hot topic again. But that has always been the case. Each time election fever comes around, the business of surveys shares the spotlight. Binay leading. Poe leading. Duterte leading. But never Roxas leading. Or Defensor leading. Or…
Learning our political lessons By Bebot Villar WHO was it who said: ‘The people elect the government they deserve!”? Nothing can be further from the truth. It is our vote that decided our fate as a nation kaya kailangan pahalagahan natin ang isusulat natin sa ating mga balota. We…
Both Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia as Miss Universe By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “THERE’S always a first time,” as the saying goes, and this was what happened in the 2015 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant last Monday. After 64 years of seamless organization, an unanticipated blunder happened. We saw how…
I’m in love with Noel By Johanne Macob PEOPLE who personally know me, including my friends on Facebook, may think this article is about ‘Noel’ my significant other. It’s actually about ‘Noel,’ a significant holiday I am truly in love with – Christmas! I am in love with Christmas…
SP EMPLOYEES IN HOT WATER. Those involved in the questionable overtime pay issue in Dagupan may be in trouble. We read an item in the PDI that the Office of the Ombudsman has approved the indictment for graft of Leonardo Leria, vice mayor of Mac Arthur, Leyte and three other employees of…
Overtime pay – for staff or councilors? By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE is more than meets the eye in the demand of Dagupan Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia and Alfie Fernandez to make the city hall cough up another P270,000 in addition to the P1,600,000 already paid out as overtime pay…
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