For the money By Al S. Mendoza FINALLY, we do not have “The Fight of the Year.” Instead, what we are going to have is, “The Fake of the Year.” I refer to the bout on December 6 between our very own Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Oscar De La Hoya….
Strange but true By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It all started with one libel case, which was unceremoniously dismissed by a competent judicial authority. Well and good. But four years later, the illustrious Department of Justice had the case again filed – possibly for reason of national interest only…
The latest rice varieties at a glance By Sosimo Ma. Pablico NEW RICE VARIETIES are released every year by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) as the national Rice Technical Working (RTWG) led by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) continues to conduct nationwide testing of promising rice lines bred…
Dukes repeat victory, and my recollection last year By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER a meeting with Councilor Alfie Fernandez last Thursday afternoon regarding the proposed cycling road race to be held in connection with the celebration of this year’s Dagupan City fiesta, I dropped by at the Lyceum Northwestern…
Christmas for a soldier’s daughter By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto I opened my television on the morning of September 1 and the morning show was featuring a segment on where and how to find low priced Christmas decorations and gifts. Actually, come to think of it, a few days before that,…
POST- Feelings By Emmanuelle THROUGH the march of decades, they stood there – a row of six concrete soldiers, ramrod-straight, five oval lamps on each head. Rain and sun and earthquakes they braved through. And watched did they, mutely and never judgmental, the changing of the guards. They had been…
Looking in from the outside By Gerry Garcia GEORGE C. Marshall, US general and statesman, was a name familiar to us teachers during the later Liberation days. As familiar as Camel cigarettes. Or GI Joe. Marshall, we remember, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1953 for Peace, an honor bestowed…
What’s it all about, Alfie? By Jun Velasco WOULD you believe? While we were humming Dionne Warwick’s “What’s it all about, Alfie?” — one of our favorites — our eyes were glued to a front-page blast against the local police for the upsurge of killings, mostly unsolved ones, he averred,…
New CHEd czar, a fresh wind in RP education By Gonzalo Duque THE appointment of former Clark Development Corp. president Emmanuel Angeles to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) chair as replacement of Romulo Neri is well deserved. Manny, being the overlord of the Angeles University Foundation for so many…
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