By Leonardo Micua IF the honorable provincial board members of Pangasinan do not see signs of graft in the contract between the province with an online media group in Baguio City, well, I do. The contract in the amount of P11.88 million yearly or P999,000 a month, signed last…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo FOR most, long-distance relationships (LDRs) don’t last. But there are success stories. I know some who met only several times and spent long years sustaining it. I know others, especially overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose marriages and relationships prevailed, despite so many challenges in between….
By Farah G. Decano THE issue besieging Carlos Yulo now has nothing to do with sports. I have never passionately dipped on any issue so far in social media until recently. Thanks to the family issue of the golden boy which has gone very public. Interestingly, so many matters…
By Eva C. Visperas THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s regular session on August 5 almost concluded without fanfare when something very intriguing happened. In the usual order of business, a particular item was placed towards the end, a time when most attendees were already preparing to wrap up and leave. But…
By Rex Catubig CARINA’S tempest hurled me back to childbirth at the height of typhoon monsoons ago. The surreal scene showed a disheveled woman slouched on a dark narrow pavement, while a SWAT officer cuddled a newborn in a yellow cloth. Taken during Typhoon Karding which lashed the city…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE 7 epaLiFes are getting away with a series of plagiarism, a criminal activity in the country’s penal code committed at a rate never seen in the country’s history of legislature. If Minority Leader Michael Fernandez is to be believed, the latest (See headline story)…
By Gonzalo T. Duque THE ever-nagging problem of garbage collection in the city of Dagupan remains unresolved. Mayor Belen Fernandez submitted lot of proposals for the collection of our garbage during her previous administration and now during her current term after the failed 15 million dollar Waste-to-Energy project by…
By Leonardo Micua A resolution of the Philippine Senate signed by 22 of the 23 senators, Sen. Risa Hontiveros being the exception, seeking temporary suspension of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), is a strong manifestation that the lawmakers are not fully satisfied with the program’s implementation so far. Even…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TODAY, I flow with the wind sweeping the green fields, enveloped by the mist along NLEX and TPLEX. Sitting by the window, I sense the sun, trying to break through the thick layers of overlapping clouds, and trees, whose identities blur in the speed of…
By Farah G. Decano “ALL the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote. The most romantic city in the world made the brilliant decision of making all Paris an Olympic stadium. The opening ceremony and the sports activities treated the lucky onlookers, both in person and online, to stunning views of…
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