Camsur Tour, richest PH bikefest is born By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS just a little kid when the first professional multi-staged bicycle race was held. It was called the Tour of Luzon (ToL). That was in summer 1956. The bikefest was won by Sta. Rosa, Laguna marquee rider…
The political scandal in Bani By Ermin Garcia Jr. “ONLY in the Philippines” is how I can describe the ongoing political scandal that now rocks the town of Bani. Where else can you find all the town’s elected officials being the subject of a petition for recall initiated by all…
The passing scene By Jun Velasco “The perfection of virtue is to conceal virtue.”—Quintilian TWO recent events struck us like a solid straight-from-the-shoulder punch, ala Manny Pacquiao’s dizzying shot. They are, the passing at 93 last Tuesday of former Agrarian Reform Minister Conrado Favis Estrella, fondly called Lakay Condring, and the heartbreaking resignation last…
Lacay left quietly for the Great Beyond By Gonzalo Duque YOU may not believe it if we tell you that when news reached us that Lacay Condring Estrella died in his sleep last Tuesday, we felt deeply sad, teary eyed, like our own father had left us again. We, too,…
The Church & Pacquiao are lethal 1-2 punches By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao does not only profess to fight poverty. The People’s Champ also fights the RH Bill. And now the Divorce Bill, too. Fighting poverty is a tall order. Doesn’t Pacman know?
Divorce and question Marks By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD QUESTION 1: WOULD AN ABSOLUTE DIVORCE LEGISLATION BE PURSUANT TO THE TEXT, CONTEXT AND SPIRIT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES? Article II, Section 12 of the Constitution, in nonetheless than the declaration of principles, and State policies,…
NBA finals predictions and analysis By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE global sports scene is now focused on the French Open and the NBA finals. But Filipino sports fans follow the NBA finals more than the French Open as basketball is indisputably the numero uno sport for Filipinos. Basketball fans…
When men are worthless By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE debate on the Reproductive Health BILL has gone bonkers. It has been reduced to name-calling and worse, to claims and counter-claims of what God is like, what makes a good Catholic or a Christian. From where I sit, it’s a no-win…
Rizal in our time By Jun Velasco “He that will be great among you, let him serve.”—Jesus Christ IT’s almost June, the month of love and marital bliss, although the sign of the times shows many marriages are beating their paths to faithlessness and divorce. In these fabled isles, there’s…
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