Sinverguenza! By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I BELIEVE the boxing buffs like me who saw the post fight footage of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight title fight between Filipino boxer Johnriel Casimero and Argentina’s Luis Lazarte last Saturday night that Casimero won via a 10th round stoppage, realized that…
Dreaming to be an eco-traveler By Johanne Macob I AM doing my part to help our environment; I am disposing my trash properly, I always try to save energy and other resources, and I help keep our place clean. But looking at the lives of the people who actually work…
Teachers as plagiarists? By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTER my last week’s item about the inclination of some local papers to resort to plagiarism to fill their empty editorial spaces, I had hoped that those whom we named randomly would quickly reform but to our dismay, it wasn’t to be.
Light after dark By Jun Velasco “Come near to God and He will come near to you.“– James 4:8 WE congratulate the Ebdanes — Governor Jun and son, Congressman-elect Omar — for their masterly handle of politics in Zambales. Omar, the youngest son of Jun and the former Alma Cabanayan…
Decency By Gonzalo Duque HAPPY Valentine to you! One day last week, we saw a lady faith healer per suggestion of our friend, Prof. Jaime Licauco, for the removal of certain ailments in our body. After the session, we were instructed to take precautions on what not to eat and what…
Donaire may yet be the next Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza STILL looking for the next Manny Pacquiao? Don’t look now but I just found him. He’s none other than Nonito Donaire Jr. Donaire is as good as Pacquiao. He is strong, fast and a thinking fighter. Donaire proved that…
Abortion By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “THE State …shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.” (Phil. Constitution: Section 12). Thus reads the categorical State Policy on the protection of the “life” of the “unborn” from the moment of “conception.” The more…
Vidal explains By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. HOURS after copies of the PUNCH’s last week edition came out in the newsstands, University of Luzon (UL) basketball team head coach Renato “Jack” Vidal called me up to clarify the issue that I wrote about in this corner pertaining to the selection…
The versatile bakawan By Roberto Garcia DID you know that a hectare of mangrove forest has an estimated economic value of US$600 in just one year according to resource economists? Why is this so? Mangroves, locally known as bakawan or pakar, are salt-tolerant trees commonly found along brackishwater rivers and…
“Freedom” and privacy online By Beatrice Marie Basi “Right now, with social networks and other tools on the Internet, all of these 500 million people have a way to say what they’re thinking and have their voice be heard.”-Mark Zuckerberg THE internet has become an important tool for us…
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