“Wind beneath my wings” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD TO this date and time, surveys made to show the standing of the leadership in the present administration can be said as “So far, so good.” Translation: Majority of the Filipinos still places their trust and repose their hope upon the…
The power struggle in football By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “BECAUSE of the lack of passion and possible corruption in the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and other sports agencies and wrong policies in our sports program, we are not going to be able to host the Philippine leg of the…
Wanted: Statesmen By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHAT’S happening to us? First, we hear of provincial police directors ignoring the authority of the provincial board. Now, we have a mayor deliberately violating protocol by not inviting the governor to an event in his town being graced by the President. Then it…
“Morong 45” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD IT can be said that the place of “Morong” and the number of “43” have been repeatedly mentioned and frequently heard – – not only among Filipinos but Foreigners as well. And people here and abroad who are promoters of human dignity, who…
Aquino government naive for fighting corruption? By Jun Velasco THE Aquino government’s apparent naiveté in pursuing its fight against corruption in all levels of government has chalked up its equal share of ups and downs. We are impressed by surveys that P-Noy still enjoys high popularity ratings even amidst a number of reverses in his government’s…
Probe on state universities sought By Gonzalo Duque WE are not excited about all this brouhaha about P-Noy’s boys being outsmarted by PGMA’s ballyhooed allies on the defeated (so far) Truth Commission of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. All that, as we are seeing in the convulsions pervading…
Is it really time for Pacquiao to retire? By Al S. Mendoza OK, this retirement talk. Let’s tackle it once and for all. Should Manny Pacquiao retire now? No more fights for him? Let’s have him as purely a congressman from here on? Let’s force him to hang up his…
What a shame By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE squabbling between two national cycling groups, each claiming to be the legitimate national sports association to represent our country in any international competition, is headed for a showdown. The state of affairs between the two warring groups have turned from bad…
Applesauce at the noche buena table By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique—Pasko la! As a kid, I associated the Christmas season with apples. At that time, the ‘70s to the early ’80s, it was only around the Christmas holidays that I would see an abundance of the fruit, mostly sold along…
Absence of basic courtesy By Ermin Garcia Jr. SOMETHING appears to be very wrong with the education of our police officials. I recall the justified rage felt by then members of the provincial board when then provincial police chief PD Smiley Barba continued to snub the board’s invitations for months….
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