A ‘superman’ in our midst By Gonzalo Duque WE were simply glad, awed, too, we met anew our old and durable friend, Attorney Reynaldo A. Villar, older brother of newsmaker non pareil Presidential Anti Smuggling Group chief Bebot Villar at the birthday party of the congresswoman wife of Congresswoman Naid…
You say it’s your birthday By Al S. Mendoza (HAPPY birthday to Ilak M. Sadiwa, who turns one year old today. He is the son of Ricky and Ayapot and the brother of Mayasoh. To Mayor Teddy Cruz of Mangatarem, too, who celebrates on April 27. Cheers!) * * *…
General Admission
Broiler production increases with 2 veterinary products By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico TOP BROILER contract growers in Pampanga and Pangasinan are pointing to two veterinary products as having played a key role in their being top producers of a big time broiler contract growing integrator. The contract growers – Enrique…
Harvest Time
Financial crisis and Filipino resiliency By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It would be unrealistic to claim that there was ever a time when the Philippines wallowed in opulence or abundance, when the Filipinos had all that progress and development could give. The truth is rather this Country and its…
Viewpoints
Tour of Luzon returns By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT was the year 1976 when the last Tour of Luzon was held, a multi-stage bicycle road race held annually under the intellectual property ownership of the late Atty. Geruncio Lacuesta. A son of a fisherman named Modesto F. Bonzo from…
Sports Eye
Shallow bliss By Marifi Jara COMING home from a far less developed country, where infrastructure is so poor, feels like stepping back into paradise. From the airport, my brother drove us through the Pampanga-Tarlac segment of the new Subic-Clark expressway (all the while hailing how great it is). While that…
Roots
Art Lomibao eyes JdV post By Jun Velasco AT the Lyceum Northwestern U’s graduation rites at the Stadia Saturday, Commission on Higher Education Chairman Manny Angeles said his office will uphold at all times the merit system and, logically, rebuke the misfit, the abusive and the corrupt in the field…
Think about it
The Lessons of Lent By Gonzalo Duque WE saw the graphic face of man’s (and woman’s) suffering when we served during the Ramos presidency as Deputy Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in the early 90’s. It was quite an experience. Yes, the tragic face of poverty is…




