Alternatives By Johanne Margarette R. Macob IN our present-day world where our needs, or better yet, our wants continue to increase while our resources grow less, it is but wise to consider using alternatives, and well, it’s even wiser to opt for it. Recently, we had this friendly exchange of…
THE P75 MILLION LOAN OF CALASIAO. The town wants a whooping P75 million loan for a slaughterhouse, sports and commercial complex and streetlights, but no one is protesting. The proposed loan was approved by the Sangguniang Bayan. I wonder if some residents of Calasiao are happy about it. Are those…
Street children By Jun Velasco “A rational nature admits of nothing which is not serviceable to the rest of mankind,” Marcus Aurelius EACH time Rizal’s declaration of “the youth as hope of the fatherland” comes to mind, we are bothered by the increasing number of street children everywhere….
This time, Pacquiao for senator By Al S. Mendoza WHAT’S Manny Pacquiao up to? Now, he wants to be a senator. After having just grabbed the enviable position of head basketball coach of Kia Motors, Pacquiao would next want to grab a seat in the Senate. He sees that…
An appeal to our Muslim community leaders By Bebot Villar LAST Tuesday, our Muslim brothers and sisters celebrated Ed’l Fitr. Nabanggit ko ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim dahil gusto kong bigyang-diin na hindi na lamang sila sa Mindanao matatagpuan. There are now small Muslim communities in many cities….
Pregnancy is cursed. Birth is forbidden. Life is taboo. By Oscar V. Cruz THERE are people who hate people, especially in the so-called “First World Countries,” whose anti-people stance has slowly but surely invaded a “Third World Country” like the Philippines. It is the height of selfishness and egoism that…
2014 Tour de France winner Nibali By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT WAS during the quarter-finals of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil when this year’s Tour de France (TdF) commenced on July 5. Well, despite my immeasurable love of the two-wheeled event being a former professional cyclist, I deliberately…
SONA Vogue By Johanne Margarette R. Macob POLITICS and fashion can and do mix. As expected, there have been many and varied reactions to President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 28. Some were satisfied, while many wanted to hear more particularly…
WANTED: HRO. THE province not only needs just a Human Resource and Development Officer (HRDO) of the provincial government but most importantly, as human relations officer. This was the firm order, not a request, made by Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr, prior to the provincial board’s almost aborted…
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