The Ultimate Enforcer? By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHILE Guv Spines is already and understandably comfortable with his legacy as “reformist”, “art and culture czar”, “the people’s doctor”, etc., there is one that eludes him to this day. He still can’t be remembered as “The Criminals’ Nemesis” or “The Ultimate Enforcer”. I…
A world in conflict By Jun Velasco THERE’S a love-hate wave in the air. It’s almost Valentines Day, a day — or better, a night when hearts become warmer and our thoughts remember tender moments with the loved one. Whoever invented Valenine’s Day deserves our salute because his “baby” can transform a…
Benjie is too clever for SP foes By Gonzalo Duque WE were flattered no end by Gov. Amado “Spines” Espino during his delivery of his State Of the Province Address last week. Our beerkda in Dagupan who heard him on radio and the local TV kept asking, “ano ba pinakain…
Why, oh, why did Angie Reyes kill himself? By Al S. Mendoza FIVE Ws and one H: What, Who, When, Where, Why and How. The six words are the main components of a news item, or column for that matter. Let us use the suicide of Gen. Angelo “Angie” Reyes…
Valentine’s Day: Desecrating the sacred INSTEAD of celebrating it as something noble and sacred, instead of fomenting the exalted intention and exalting spirit that launched the “Day”, it is sad to know that there are certain individuals and organized groups apparently bent in making it but carnal in nature and…
Unresolved cycling czars’ tug-of-war By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR four consecutive days last week, the row among our national cycling leaders was one of the main issues published in the sports sections of our national dailies. Like in the past, the groups of Philip Ella Juico and Tagaytay City…
Thank God for Rabusa and Heidi By Jun Velasco WE are in the middle of a storm center — or a colossal earthquake — that, if handled well and competently, could transform these fabled islands into a real paradise that we’ve for a long time recited in colorful rhetoric and song. It’s sad…
The late Dr. Ado was a sportsman By Gonzalo Duque IN case you don’t know, our late brother, Dr. Salvador “Ado” Tiongson Duque, was, in his own right, a great sportsman. In his teens and early 20’s and 30’s, he was a basketball player. He and former Mayor Al Fernandez, together with…
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