Man of the hour By Gonzalo Duque WE’VE been receiving text messages and calls by the hundreds everyday from all parts of the country. Why? You know it. Friends, allies, including fiends were asking or confirming a report that our man for president Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte has withdrawn…
Duterte & Poe: When is official official? By Al S. Mendoza UNTIL he has confirmed it, that is a lie. I refer to recently published reports, saying that Rodrigo Duterte is not running for president in May 2016. He may have said it, or our newspapers could be guilty of…
Raw marijuana not medicinal By Bebot Villar A FORUM aimed to generate scientific discussions on relevant health issues and policies to help support the decision-making processes of the Legislative Branch of government was held recently. The first issue of The 1st Academic Health Policy Forum was: “Compassionate Use of Medical…
Dancing with the crocodiles By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HE approaches and she raises her head, then they tenderly kiss, and he rubs her head with his chin, smearing her with his scent, dips underneath and rubs her throat, breathing heavily. He rotates her legs on one side, extruding his penis,…
Gilas 2015 is not weak at all By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE watched how our national basketball squad called “Gilas” composed of all professional dribblers from PBA landed second in the prestigious annual international tourney the 37th William Jones Cup. We were defeated twice in the nine-nation tourney succumbing…
THE “EVAPORATING” BM — It’s not only in Congress where we don’t see congressmen in their seats. In case they are present, they usually suddenly disappear after their attendance is checked. In the provincial board, this member of that august body is doing a big disservice to his constituents. How?…
Time to call ‘Malabanan’ specialists By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week, I dwelt lengthily on the daily pollution of the Lingayen Gulf, courtesy of the Dagupan District Jail by the Tondaligan Beach (Blue Beach), and the seeming indifference of local and national government agencies to the worsening situation. It does…
No to PCOS machines! By Jun Velasco “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall,” –Confucius NEW rules on gun permit renewal requiring applicants to show up in person and go through the motions are making it difficult for the seniors especially those…
Are we still safe in our homes By Gonzalo Duque ONE day last week, former City Fiscal Johnny Siapno, father-in-law of the former Prime Minister of East Timor, was mauled by a drug addict – or addicts –leaving him unconscious due to a fractured skull. He was comatose as of…
Politics the way it used to be By Al S. Mendoza IF you know your politics, the more that a politician opens his mouth, the more that he tells lies. And on that, here’s one from Otto Von Bismarck worth pondering on: “[In politics] never believe in anything until it…
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