Fear the verdict not of the court, but of history By Gonzalo Duque MOST Pangasinenses are looking forward to the province’s hosting of the Palarong Pambansa next year. This is something Guv’nor Spines and his hard-hitting provincial board will consider another good opportunity to “show off,” we mean, our ability to…
A win, like a rose by any other name, will always smell sweet By Al S. Mendoza AGAIN, it happened. No knockout win for Manny Pacquiao. It marked the fourth straight time in his last 15 fights—all victorious—that Pacquiao could “only” win on points. He defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous…
Anti-population Administration By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD PROBLEM: There is pervasive poverty and consequent lack of food, shelter and clothing. There are more and more protests from more and more sectors of society. There are more and more criminality not only in the streets but also in private residences. Cause:…
Mixed opinions By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE saw the fight and we all know how our compatriot and world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao won via a majority decision over his long-time nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico to retain his World Boxing Organization diadem. The verdict of the two…
Mayors and cop chiefs are lying By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a piece of news item that should embarrass the province’s mayors and police chiefs who swear to high heavens that the jai-alai off fronton betting stations are not being used as fronts for jueteng. With a little sleuthing…
Chelation therapy By Jun Velasco “Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.”—Plutarch A CHANCE meeting with former Councilor Michael Fernandez should give us an idea of the kind of leader — or public servant — he and his pretty wife, Number One Councilor…
“Promises, promises, promises” By Gonzalo Duque WE had an interesting talk with Barangay Tapuac Chairman Jake Reyes over the weekend. Interesting because he revealed a most welcome balita — Rep. Gina de Venecia thru her Countrywide Development Fund will finish off the chronic and exasperating flooding of our barangay. Bravo!
There should be a tango or no Pacquiao knockout By Al S. Mendoza IT takes two to tango. In like manner, it takes two to box. I say this again since today (Sunday, Nov. 13) is the much-awaited clash between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. It is scheduled for…
Accountability of Public Officials By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “The President… may be removed from office, on impeachment for, and conviction of… treason…” (Phil. Consitution, Art XI, Sec. 2) The above-cited basic ethico-legal provision carried three salient connotations. First, it speaks of an indictment – “impeachment” – that is not…
Pacquiao-Marquez 3 the final chapter? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M making this piece two days before the much-awaited and much-ballyhooed Pacquiao-Marquez boxing trilogy. And by the time you read this I surmise that talks about this boxing blockbuster could still be in progress. But as of this writing my…
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