Tiger the sinner becoming the winner is big deal? By Al S. Mendoza THE sinner as winner? If you are rooting for Tiger Woods to win tomorrow (granting he made the cut in the Masters as this was written in advance), you chose a sinner. I chose the sinner as…
The SUPREME COURT of the PHILIPPINES By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD “The Supreme Court shall have the following powers: Exercise original jurisdiction…over petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas corpus.” (Phil. Constitution: Art. VII, Sec. 5,1)
Viewpoints
Boxing champ Julaton, a Pangasinense By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I HAD my Easter break last week so I was unable to write a piece. I’m back and this week I’m writing about the woman boxer Julaton. I believe sports aficionados, especially our kabaleyans, have heard about her being a…
Sports Eye
It’s partylist time By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–It’s summer and it’s sizzling hot. So let’s imagine stepping into a big, specialty ice cream shop. All around there are glass-paneled open chest freezers containing tubs of ice cream in all the possible flavors and variations you can think of: chocolate, fruits,…
Roots
They who dared By Ermin Garcia Jr. PANGASINAN will perhaps hold the distinction of having the most number of its illustrious sons who found themselves at the receiving end of a presidential scorn and diatribe by one and the same President, but for two separate worthy causes. The first casualty was…
Punchline
Is Al Fernandez shadow boxing? By Jun Velasco WE wonder why some Filipinos need to harm themselves as an act of atonement. Is not the hard life they’ve been going through not enough? * * * In government, one also wonders why instead of encouraging more people to whet their interest in joining the…
Think about it
Spines: Founder of our Foundation Day By Gonzalo Duque ON April 5, 20l0, our province will celebrate its first ever foundation anniversary. It is very opportune after the Holy Week. With humility, we wish to say that we played a small part in realizing this significant event. Of course, our hard…
Playing with Fire
The truth about truth is in the hearing By Al S. Mendoza (My gratitude to Ms Josie Palisoc of the provincial capitol for her much-valued assistance when I needed it most. May her tribe increase.) **** THE following is from “The Passion of the Christ,” the Mel Gibson film which…
General Admission
“You must love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39) By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD This is the lead banner, the battle cry, the centerpiece teaching of Christianity: Love your neighbor! In fact, none the less than the Lord Jesus Himself categorically and clearly said that the Ten Commandments themselves find…
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Votes for sale By Annalyn Tamondong TWO weeks ago, as I got home from my workplace in Urdaneta City, I found my older brother intently filling up a form. He looked so serious about putting in all the information required and I thought that was quite strange because I know…




