These NGOs deserve a salute By Gonzalo Duque WE have nothing but praise to the leadership of the Pangasinan Federation of NGOs led by Lita Duque, which has enjoined members to forego or cancel planned merry making activities in the coming Yuletide season. Instead, they are donating their allotted…
None of our business, indeed By Al S. Mendoza TOKYO — I am here again covering the Tokyo Motor Show, now on its 43rd year. This is my 20th year in the event, having first covered it in 1993. Ah, how can I forego my chance to eat authentic…
General Admission
Mayor Belen, ikaw na! By Bebot Villar SHE did it before. She did it again in this year’s Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) awardee as most outstanding mayor, and the only one at that in the whole country, for her anti-illegal drugs advocacy. November 22, 2013 marked another great day…
Deretsahan
Social Conscience By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “BUDHI” making a “Bulong” urging an “Utos” – this is “consciencia” in the common understanding of Filipinos. In other words, conscience is an inner voice urging every individual still imbued with ethical values and/or still subscribing to moral norms, to do what…
Viewpoints
Judgment day for Pacman on Nov. 24 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AN unprecedented exodus to Manila from Tacloban City is happening these days among Leyteños who were so heavily affected by Typhoon Yolanda. And as I write this piece, an exodus is also occurring among our national scribes, prominent…
Sports Eye
Tayug’s ‘1st Layug Marathon’ By Noel Cabobos ON DECEMBER 21, a Saturday, running enthusiasts from all over will dot the town of Tayug’s thoroughfares including that of the next town, San Nicolas, for the much-awaited running spectacle dubbed as “1st Layug Marathon.” The event aims to put Tayug in…
Thoughts & Afterthoughts
Hope for hopelessness By Johanne Margarette R. Macob MY past article stating that life is a great paradox has been validated. Indeed, life has a lot of ironies. The recent calamity that took wreaked havoc in our beloved country demonstrated, and still continues to bare the wickedness and the…
Young Roots
Our vulnerability By Ermin Garcia Jr. WATCHING the images of wanton destruction and chaos in the Visayan region has jolted many into realizing that, indeed, the worst can befall us any day, any moment. Stories about parents leaving behind corpses of some of their children on the streets in…
Punchline
Solidarity By Jun Velasco “THIS is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24 YOU won’t easily get the message of that line if you are in the midst of a merciless lash that has battered our country. Be in…
Think about it
Plastic!!! By Gonzalo Duque BRILLIANT columnist Herman Tiu Laurel recently wrote in his column in the Daily Tribune an article with this head, “It’s sadder in the Philippines.” The columnist, a relative of the Catubigs of Dagupan, compared the preparedness or lack of it between the people of Cuba…




