Successful SK event By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I MISSED the elimination round, quarterfinals and the semifinals of the Bangus Festival SK Inter-Barangay Basketball Challenge that started on April 17 as I was mostly in Zambales from February to May organizing and directing bicycle races, majority of which were sponsored by…
Transparency from our Congress Reps By Ermin Garcia Jr. AS our editorial points out, the province is entitled yearly to some P420 M in pork barrel funds courtesy of our congressmen! The pork barrel is meant to fund appointed ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ projects endorsed by congressmen for their districts. (It…
Zambales’ delicious mangoes By Jun Velasco AT press time, we heard losers Kim Lokin and Arthur Celeste were filling election protests against Congressman-elect Pol Bataoil and reelected Mayor Nani Braganza. This confirms the joke that in Philippine elections, there are only winners and whiners that they were “cheated.” Jess Garcia suggests the protesters undergo…
Ty, Governor Spines By Gonzalo Duque WITH the grand opening of classes, we are met anew with the usual sob issues, name it we have it. Because we are on the education front, we are familiar with certain Smart Alecks the likes of the clever variety which exhibit martyrdom with…
The inconvenient truth about Al Gore By Al S. Mendoza I didn’t watch Al Gore speak live in Manila. Intentional. One, I knew what he’d tell his listeners. Two, he’d bore me to death. Three, I didn’t have a fortune: P17,000 per ticket.
Independence Day By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD IT is “INDEPENDENCE DAY” once again – a day once a year when Filipinos pause from their usual chore in order to thank the GOOD LORD for those heroic as well as ordinary individuals who laid their lives on the line to gain…
The finals that almost went pffft! By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I SAID it before and I’ll say it again: referees are the most controversial officials in any sports competition, especially in ball games, chiefly basketball. We have seen numerous and countless rhubarbs even in respected local or international tourneys…
A President and a Pangasinense By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Live stream proved frustrating but youtube.com saves the day for those like me who are far but never in spirit away from home. I was, of course, curious to hear the country’s newly-proclaimed boss. But first let me tell you a…
Unsolicited advice By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE brouhaha over the management of the Dagupan seafood processing plant was to be expected. There are vested interests and there are vested interests in enterprise projects funded by government. Personally, I’ve always maintained that government should never run a business venture – not…
‘There can be no eternity if you choose not to live today’ By Jun Velasco THIS should be a sequel to our column with the head “Seize the day” a couple of weeks back. Last Wednesday evening at our Rotary Club’s turnover, as we transferred the presidential mantle to Henry Asistin, who is…
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