League’s new record established By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I HAVE been following the annual PRISAA-UCAAP cagefest since its birth. It has been on for many years now, but I believe the tournament this year is the most colorful, regimented and has a well-balanced team rivalry, resulting in some new…
Citizens of the world By Ermin Garcia Jr. WASHINGTON D.C. JULY 28 – Finally, I had the opportunity to visit the Newseum last week and saw how my father, Ermin Erfe Garcia, was honored by the institution listing his name in the Journalists Memorial as among the press martyrs in…
Vlad Mata back in action By Jun Velasco THERE’S a kind of plus all over the land, and it’s incumbent upon all of us to be in step and sustain the joyful tune. In case you’d mistake our words for a popular ditty, no, we are simply catching the light…
Labir ti lan labir, agla nabirbir, maablir! By Gonzalo Duque WE are happy for President Noynoy for his extremely high trust ratings. At the same time, we are worried for him. It’s risky to be trusted too much. There’s the risk of non-realization of expectations. But our instincts say Pnoy will…
P-Noy is all sound and no fury? We’ll see Al S. Mendoza WHO doesn’t want change? Americans wanted change and they voted the first ever black their president. Don’t look now, though, but Barack Obama, after an unprecedented surge in popularity following his presidential victory in November, now suffers in…
“Emeritus” – 2 By +Oscar v. Cruz, JCD Time and again, the word “emeritus” is heard. Here and then wherefore, the question is asked: What does the term “emeritus” mean? And the answers are different, depending of the knowledge, the interest or even the mood of the person asked. And…
Rain or shine, basketball action heats up By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. EL NINO has faded away and we are now feeling the challenges of the wet season. During the rainy period, obviously outdoor games like football, baseball, cycling, car racing, and beach volleyball to name a few are off….
Bad cop, good cop By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–You’ve got to give it to text power and citizen vigilance. It took just one person from the community to send one text message to the police headquarters in Camp Crame to round up five police officers in Mangaldan who were having…
Rattlings By Emmanuelle ONCE upon a time, actually two nights ago, the vampires awoke. And in keeping with the delicious promise of their creation, they went on a blood-sucking rampage. What to do? I screamed, I ran, I jumped down the length of the stairs. I rushed out to…
Ineptitude and incompetence By Ermin Garcia Jr. CHICAGO, July 23 — I am appalled by the new tack taken by Dagupan City Agriculturist Emma Molina vis-à-vis the proliferation of the illegal fish pens in the city’s rivers and tributaries. She complains that there is no penal sanction prescribed for violation…
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