Controversy in PRISAA gold medal match By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS officially invited so I attended the news conference of the PBA Legends/Movie Stars Goodwill Games held at Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU) multipurpose hall last Tuesday. Initially, I thought of not going because I anticipated that two of…
More “value engineering“ projects By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE is hope for the influential and affluent to amass more illegal wealth in Dagupan City via Mayor Benjie Lim’s touted “value engineering”. The recently discovered massive land grabbing of premium beachfront at the Tondaligan Park tells us what “right connections” can…
Conversion and healing By Jun Velasco “I sought my GOD but my God I couldn’t see. I sought my soul it eluded me, I sought my brother, I found all three.”. – Anonymous AS the year draws to a close, we find ourselves in the throes of dramatic if not startling events that have affected us profoundly….
“Freedom!” By Gonzalo Duque WE put quotes on Freedom because we remembered the movie, “Brave Heart,” starring Mel Gibson who was to give his last wish before the ax was to fall on his neck. He shouted “Freedom!” Then the ax fell.
Nothing new in SEA Games debacle By Al S. Mendoza FIRST, Go Teng Kok, the athletics chief known simply as GTK, was expelled from the Philippine Olympic Committee. Second, Mark Joseph, the swimming boss, had been under siege by parents of swimmers that are supposed to be his allies. Next,…
Four-corner Fight By Oscar V. Cruz, JCD REALISTICALLY said, the boxing ring has four corners that keep but two boxers within the reach of one another for only one over-all purpose, viz. for them to pound each other, to draw blood from one another and more desirable, to knock down…
PH team should be overhauled By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE TWO top honchos of sports in the country, Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco and Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richie Garcia, bragged and made a rosy forecast that our national athletes will win at least 70 gold medals…
From fishpond to offshore farming By Roberto Garcia LINGAYEN Gulf has been one of the traditional sites for mariculture in Northern Luzon where the bangus fishpond industry was developed several decades ago. However, the increasing incidence of converting fishponds for human settlements or for industrial purposes is threatening the industry…
Ethical politics By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUN V’s column item last issue on former Councilor Michael Fernandez’s thoughts on his wife’s, Councilor Maybelyn, reasons for finally refusing to join her colleagues in the final push for accountability and transparency in the city hall was revealing as it was utterly…
Insane behavior By Jun Velasco IT’S strange that as soon as Manny Pacquiao was declared close winner in his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez, many of our countrymen had the temerity to join the Mexicanos’ jeers and mocking of our boxing icon. A most apt reaction came from Bolinao Rural Bank woman executive Leah…
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