Tata Condring, take a bow By Gonzalo Duque TATA Condring Estrella brought the house down several times when he spoke before Pangasinan veterans at the Lingayen Gulf landing last January 9. He was full of youth and at his age of 93. The former Pangasinan governor and Agrarian Reform Minister…
The world is changing; sing it, Benjie By Al S. Mendoza IN September 2009, Manila and its environs were hit by the most terrible floods in years due mainly to Typhoon “Ondoy.” Marikina suffered its worst flooding in decades. A famous village there – Provident – claimed lives due to…
Inflation and Deflation By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD A good amount of new paper money has been printed and presently undergoing progressive dissemination and use in the Country. The money is exactly that, paper! They come is different denominations, in various vivid colors and many distinct designs. But they remain…
It’s basketball season again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. TOWN and barangay fiestas are being held everywhere in the province. And during fiestas, it’s tradition to hold different forms of entertainments, sports activities among them, primarily basketball, considered as the numero uno favorite sport of Filipinos. In fact in my…
Guv Spines stopped jueteng By Ermin Garcia Jr. HOLD your breath but the campaign against jueteng in the province appears to be holding. The cynic in me randomly checked with sources if, indeed, jueteng has found greener pastures in other provinces and the responses I got were the same – …
Interesting tasks for PHCC By Jun Velasco WHEN we had a chat at the late Dr. Ado Duque’s home two years back, former Governor and Social Welfare Administrator Nancy Q. Sison, widow of former Justice Porfiro V. Sison, and mother of Seasons columnist Mita Sison Duque, exuded nostalgia in her heart.
What about the middle class? By Gonzalo Duque AT the regional development council meeting last week, an interesting subject was tackled by the members with gusto. It’s the fact that when governments whether here or there come up with their plans, policies and programs, very rarely, if at all, do they…
Time once again to make wishes By Al S. Mendoza THE wishes we make. They don’t come true usually. But what the heck! We care about traditions. Those that don’t care have no business mingling with the urbane. The optimists wish; the pessimists couldn’t care less.
No to “Wang-wang”. Yes to “Jueteng” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THERE is something not only quite strange but also very wrong when someone proclaiming himself as the incarnation of honesty and integrity, wants no “Wang-Wang” in the streets in Metro-Manila, yet allows “Jueteng” to thrive in many parts the…
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