A world game to remember By Al S. Mendoza WE are not a football country, yes, but once the World Cup is on, we become sort of instant soccer fans. That was the case recently when the world’s No. 1 sport had its Olympics in Brazil. When it was…
The danger of legalizing and regulating the use of marijuana By Bebot Villar MISSION accomplished! That’s the report of the police station in Sual to the community. Taas-noo sila matapos mahulog sa kanilang bitag ang isang drug personality in their town. In a buy-bust operation conducted last week, the…
Super Mario of Germany By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I’M SURE the diehard fans of soccer followed the 2014 FIFA World Cup from day one and up to the championship match held last Monday early morning between arch rivals Germany and Argentina in Brazil like I did. We saw how…
Bracing for calamities By Johanne R. Macob COLD, howling winds. Incessant drops of heavy- rain. It’s one July Wednesday. I had hoped this scene was just part of one of my melancholic-slash-over-dramatic-themed imaginations. But, no. It is happening, in the real world. Classes and work have been cancelled as typhoon…
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON LINGAYEN– Pangasinan’s newest young chess champ who was recently cited by the provincial government for his string of impressive wins in international tournaments unabashedly attributed his early success to his father. “He is my coach. He is my idol,” was how 11-year-old Dennis Gutierrez III of…
More objections By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S just as well that the provincial board deferred approval of its preposterous proposal to compel restaurants and malls to construct a third toilet exclusively for the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) ostensibly to allow two board members who failed to attend the…
A drug rehab of hope By Jun Velasco “He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.” Menander of Athens OFTEN, if not daily, we are confronted with the pervasive illicit drugs problem that includes bizarre, inhuman, and unthinkable killings including…
Danger of ‘Daang Matuwid’ cited By Gonzalo Duque LAS VEGAS, Nevada—We arrived here filled with anxiety on what’s happening in our country. The PDAF and DAP national scandals have brought great shame to our country, even if our beleaguered President P-noy Aquino is crazy over his ambitious program Daang…
RSA is secret of Cone’s success By Al S. Mendoza HISTORY was rewritten in the just-ended PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) Season 39. San Mig Coffee won on Wednesday the coveted Grand Slam, a sweep of all three conferences staked for the year. This was after San Mig Coffee had…
Pope Francis –“No to any kind of drug use.” By Bebot Villar THE last statement of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines qualifying its support for “the availability of even narcotic substances in the face of excruciating pain and terminally ill patients and others in similar condition are…
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