God’s answer By Al S. Mendoza AS I said the last time out, I prayed for Tshomlee Go and Tonette Rivero to win their taekwondo events in the Beijing Olympics. Alas, they lost. With their losses, coming yet terribly in their first times at bat, the country emerged medalless, winless….
Commercialization of 3-in-1 rice anticipated to yield lots of benefits By Sosimo Ma. Pablico FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, a 3-in-1 rice variety that is now being developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is expected to be planted on a commercial scale throughout the country. The seven-year breeding project…
Just war By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. On the chilling occasion of the deadly and dreadful war now taking place in Mindanao – on otherwise naturally rich and potentially prosperous region in the Country – a persistent question that comes to mind is one and the same. Is the…
Revamp is the name of the game By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DAYS after the Beijing Olympic Games, our national sports czars headed by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Peping Cojuangco; Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella, chief de mission; and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair Butch Ramirez came out into the…
Watching China By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Cable or satellite television services here are quite expensive and so we have opted not to get any. (The money spent for subscription fees, I tell myself, would be better spent for other treats like travels around the country and the bordering countries, or…
Sayang! By Ermin Garcia Jr. Last week, we announced the launch of the fertilizer subsidy fund for farmers by the Espino administration in a bid to boost rice production in the province. Well it seems the good intentions of Guv Spines may just come to naught with the very disturbing…
Manuel L. Quezon (1807-1944) By Gerry Garcia AUGUST 19 was red-letter day for Quezon province (formerly Tayabas) and Quezon City in Metro Manila as it marked the 64th Anniversary of Manuel Luis Quezon who died in Saranac, New York USA on August 19, 1944 immediately before the war ended and…
Before dying, this genius left a few points for us to ponder By Jun Velasco “We don’t see things as they are, but we see them as we are.” – From Ashok WE picked from our email an inspiring letter from Nobel Prize winner for literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who…
Do’s and don’ts for would be OCWs By Gonzalo Duque WE must forth with warn many of our countrymen who are inclined to join the vast army of overseas workers because of the lure of the petro dollar or Green Buck. For all they ought to know, if they want…
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