Summer with the children By Annalyn Tamondong BEING a contractual employee in one university here in Pangasinan where I teach, I really have no job security. While I do my best at work, I realize I cannot expect a guarantee for a continued employment. There is simply no assurance of…
Young Roots
Gutter level By Ermin Garcia Jr. FINALLY, it can be said that Garci-Cheating templates have seen their last days. Automation buried it well and deep, at least for now. The votes this year have been cleanly and quickly counted, that’s the good news. Now the bad news. How the votes…
Punchline
Three-Week Philippine History in my Home By Marilyn Rayray APRIL 16, 7 PM, I was behind our door ready to ring the bell when I heard my 10-year old daughter asking her father to help her out on something. She sounded so excited that I heard her repeatedly saying, “Please,…
A Kabaleyan’s Thoughts…
Seize the day! By Jun Velasco WHILE the nation throbs with excitement — Manolo Quezon calls it “glee” — after the surprisingly successful national and local elections, we sympathize with a few who got hit hard. And are still hurting and grumbling. One of them, former President Erap, couldn’t leave his dream-world. He…
Think about it
Salute Spines’ phenomenal victory By Gonzalo Duque WE wonder why our good friend, former President Erap has not yet conceded, err…, rather “conceived” his defeat. On this account, we doff our hat to former Speaker Joe de Venecia who in 1998 readily congratulated his then very popular opponent when it was…
Playing with Fire
Let’s all wish Benjie Lim well By Al S. Mendoza I SAID it here the last time: Buloy Al Fernandez failing to defend his crown would be news. Said in another way, Benjie Lim reclaiming his crown in Dagupan City would be news. It seems headed to that. It should…
General Admission
Just asking By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD First, a plain and clear disclaimer: this is definitely not a search for perfection. Neither is this a posture of pessimism or negativism. This is but seeking rhyme and reason in the just concluded automated elections. Among other things, there are sayings like…
Viewpoints
Political fights are like sports tilts By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. POLITICAL fights are like sports competitions. One must play the complete series of games scheduled to know how far one can go. That’s how it is done in any major international event like in the NBA, and in the…
