As the AFP suffer and weep By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. They become soldiers for little and live as soldiers with little. They are sent to places where there is little to enjoy and little means to communicate with their families. They live in camps where there are but…
Make the police accountable By Ermin Garcia Jr. The provincial police have shown in recent weeks that, yes, it can win battles in the war against guns-for-hire and kidnap-for-ransom syndicates in the province. The police’s recent strings of success demonstrated that all that was needed was to intensify its intelligence…
Maybelyn Fernandez for councilor in 2010 By Jun Velasco GOOD news to Punch readers who keep asking about the whereabouts of consultant Gerry Garcia, dear uncle of publisher Ermin Jr., who has been “missing” in this page for some time now. We saw a couple of days back the younger…
Rebirth of the Liberal Party By Gonzalo Duque WE missed you, dear readers, last week. The reason we intentionally did not write our column was the death of our beloved former President, Tita Cory Aquino. We mourned her passing, just like most of you. It was President Cory who appointed…
Why basketball is mission impossible By Al S. Mendoza WE made it to the quarterfinals. As I write this after watching that miracle, the nation’s praying for another miracle. No, it’s the basketball republic that’s been praying since Day One. In case you have forgotten, we are the most basketball-crazed…
Beleaguered again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. EVERYTIME a Filipino boxer fights a Mexican, especially in a world title fight, Filipino friends of mine from here and abroad tease me about whom I will pick to be the victor of the match. Having both Filipino and Mexican roots, I’m always…
Dear Senior Citizens By S. Bill Jimenez Beloved Fellow Senior Citizens: How are you? Congratulations for reaching this glorious stage in your life. I hope and pray that you are all fine and active. May you be alive with faith, hope, and love. There seems to be stigma on getting…
Moral contrast By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the rational and valid questions asked on the occasion of the phenomenal funeral rites of the former President Corazon Aquino personally attended by some 300 thousand of Filipinos and closely watched by millions through it extensive TV coverage, is precisely…
Outpouring By Jun Velasco IT will take some time when Filipinos and democracy-loving people around the world are able to get over the impact of former President Cort Aquino’s death on August l. 2009. The nation wept. But it eventually rejoiced. We casually call her an “icon” of freedom and…
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