All letdowns in PH athletes joust abroad By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. EVEN BEFORE our national teams enplaned abroad, they were already saddled by mountains of problems at home which I believe was the major reason why our nationals performed lackadaisically in their respective joust overseas this month. First to…
Trees By Johanne Margarette R. Macob MUCH of the news in the past days were abut heinous crimes in different parts of the country, people mercilessly killing another. Very disconsolate. It pains me to write another sad piece so I would like to share something I found consoling. Last Monday,…
SOCIAL PROJECTS OF THE PNP—I am not against the involvement of our Philippine National Police (PNP) in various social programs and projects since these also serve the welfare of the people. It is their way of getting closer to the community, they say. For the past weeks, several projects of…
Who’s afraid of the police? By Ermin Garcia Jr. BUSINESSMEN and politicians are beginning to wonder if the rash of killings in the province are signs that they should begin hiring more bodyguards for their protection. The question foremost in their minds, at least with those who expressed their…
True love is not a feeling; it’s a verb By Jun Velasco “Be the change you want to see in the world. Gandhi IF current media reports on the 2016 gubernatorial race were our gauge of its possible winner there should be no debate the Amerikano-looking former Congressman…
‘You don’t know your child’ By Gonzalo Duque GEORGIA, U.S.A—Many of our friends including family members think we are nuts or something for a strange habit. We have this habit — strange to some, not us — of bringing with us a personal plastic dipper or in our native…
These are dangerous times By Al S. Mendoza DON’T look far now. The answer to the query of whether P-Noy wants another term or not has been finally, effectively, answered. By P-Noy himself. Mar Roxas, P-Noy’s supposed bet for the 2016 presidential election, first floated the idea of having…
Restore the death penalty for drug dealers By Bebot Villar THE Chinese national caught in Quezon City in possession of 10-kilos of shabu was clearly mocking our laws and officials. Imagine, ngingiti-ngiti pa siya at parang nakakalokong lumabas sa kanyang minamanehong kotse at bigla na lamang itinabi ang kanyang…
Autism Disorder By Oscar V. Cruz THE Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, American Psychiatric Association (DMS-IV 1995, pp. 66-71) – a much respected and used Manual on Psychiatry – says the following about Autistic Disorder, among many other substantive elements and consequent implications of the said Personality Disorder: “Presence of…
Humiliating defeat by Batang Gilas in Dubai By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. FOR the first time in the history of FIBA Under-17 World Championship now being held in Dubai, UAE, we sent Philippine delegation to this biennial meet after our second place finish behind powerhouse China in the 2013 FIBA…
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