Rizal’s secret formula for greatness By Jun Velasco “Is there a love nobler than the love of country? Certainly none!– Andres Bonifacio. IN our dialogues with Manila students on our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, we singled out his immense or immeasurable love of country as his greatest virtue. Many Rizalistas including former…
Tribute By Gonzalo Duque THESE are excerpts of our eulogy to Tio Condring Estrella at a necrological service in his hometown of Rosales, Pangasinan yesterday, June 18. Tia Sergia, other esteemed members of the Estrella family, relatives, provincemates, ladies and gentlemen:
The real story behind Dallas’s NBA conquest By Al S. Mendoza THE story was not that the Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Finals. That Dirk Nowitzki powered the Mavs to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Heat in the best-of-seven playoffs. That Dallas owner, the eccentric Mark Cuban, finally…
Asperger’s disorder By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD NEITHER a real novelty nor a deep mystery, the “Asperger’s Disorder” has been long since receiving considerable attention not only in North America and in Europe, but so especially in Asia. This is why different Psychiatry Associations as well as various Clinico-Psychological Schools…
I was right and… wrong By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I KNOW that you sports fanatics like-me, especially the basketball aficionados, followed the NBA playoffs and all the way to the finals. We had our own fearless forecasts before the playoff games and most especially during the best-of-seven championship series….
BSL’s “pet project” By Ermin Garcia Jr. IS Dagupan’s Mayor Benjie Lim for real? A PIA press release last June 4 quoted Mayor Benjie as having “expressed his desire to revive the landfill project in barangay Awai in San Jacinto town, which was his pet project in his first two…
Freedom By Jun Velasco “Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”– Aesop THERE are many Philippine flags everywhere you go today. Oh yes, we are celebrating – or we are being made to celebrate by government edict — Philippine Independence Day. We do this year in and…
School opening woes By Gonzalo Duque THERE was not much trouble as earlier feared on the implementation of the Kindergarten Program at the opening of classes last week. Many were expecting much trouble as usually is the case in trying new ideas and new systems. Well, that’s fine then, but expect trouble later, after…
Nadal King of Clay; Federer King of Wins By Al S. Mendoza (Friends of Dr. Ruben “Boyet” A. Reyes, Jr., the American-schooled toxicologist whose expertise on treating snake-bitten folk of Pangasinan is the envy of many, wish for the speedy recovery of the good doctor. Dr. Boyet was down with…
RH Bill (Once more with pleasure) By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD FOR a start, it is good to recall that God Himself gave but Ten Commandments to rule the whole world, the whole of humanity all over the globe. And the Lord Jesus Christ even reduced them into but Two…
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