Chito Samson sizzles THIS column suffered a funny typo last week. The word “hyphen” instead of the “–” was inserted between the words “self” and “serving.” Thanks to our most thoughtful Julie Ann Arrogante, on-line editor, who upon seeing the missing “–” called up a copyboy to “insert a hyphen” meaning a…
The law is good, but we need cash By Al S. Mendoza WE are actually a nation of laws. Sadly, we are also a nation of law-breakers. I cite this in the wake of a bill pending in the Senate. Funny, but if this law is approved, it will punish…
“Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD Without the least intention of being offensive much less of expressing irreverence, the above quoted axiom is simply meant to emphatically drive home the truth about the present huge financial predicament of the present administration – in…
Running smoothly By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the problems and obstacles that the organizers of the 2010 PRISAA-UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship are encountering, I believe the league is running smoothly and fine. This has been my observation since the start of the tourney on July 22 and up to…
Talong at bagoong By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique—It’s not a case of LSS (last song syndrome), where the last song that you heard, usually not on purpose and merely picked up in passing or in the background somewhere, plays repeatedly in your head until you feel that you are going…
A new champion? By Ermin Garcia Jr. THAT was a refreshing image that Dagupan City Councilor Chito Samson cut when he finally took the floor at the city council to denounce the proliferation of illegal gambling in the city although I cannot but agree with Mayor Benjie Lim when he…
Eye of the storm By Jun Velasco MAYOR Benjie Lim’s blitz action on the notorious illegal fishpens has perplexingly worried the illegal fishpens’ number one critic, Alfredo Dawana, the man who wanted to destroy all the illgal fish pens. Dawana fears the mayor might really mean to dismantle all the fishpens including the legit. It would result…
Ok kayo, P’noy and Chiz, for ban of self-serving billboards By Gonzalo Duque MINUS the over-damning of former President Gloria Arroyo (wala na sa poder, inaatake pa ng katakot takot ng mga alipores), P-noy’s recent moves were highly commendable and inspiring. The “wangwang” was good. But this latest one — banning self-serving billboards…
P-Noy should learn from Ate Glue what power can do By Al S. Mendoza HERE’S what P-Noy said in his Sona. Ate Glue gave P105 million to her district in Pampanga. One district. Ate Glue gave P5 million to Pangasinan. And Pangasinan has six districts. They were for calamity funds…
Slow but sure By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD There is the old and wise saying that “Slow but sure goes far in a day.” To further complement the maxim, it is said that “haste makes waste.” There is also the advisory that “One should hit the ground, running.” These realities…
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