Phelps: Great Haul of China By Al S. Mendoza TAEKWONDO jins Thsomlee Go and Tonette Rivero have yet to compete in the Olympics when I wrote this. I prayed they won to end our Olympic medal-drought that began in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. We also emerged zero in the 2004…
PhilRice scientist discovers Trigonelline from rice seeds By Sosimo Ma. Pablico IN MANY INSTANCES, scientists find something great in their researches, which they never thought of before hand. Called serendipity, this was exactly how a PhilRice researcher discovered Trigonneline from rice seeds while he was studying the possibility of extending…
If I were someone else By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. If I were someone who is so in love with myself and with my office because I feel so great and I have so much power; If I were somebody who cannot even bear the thought of being counted…
It was foretold and it happened By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. MONTHS before the commencement of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese government said it will make the opening ceremonies the most glamorous, spectacular and expensive ever since 1896. And it happened. Weeks prior to the games, world scribes had…
The ride home By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto I love my bus rides as much as the coming home to Alcala every week from school. I always take an Amianan bus and I find it exciting when it zigzags through Kennon Road on the way to its station in Carmen, Rosales…
Control lost! By Emmanuelle The Muslims, the Moros, the Ilagas, MILF, Bangsamoro, ultimatum, lost commands, terrorists, murderers, pillagers, bodies beheaded or decapitated, defiled. Of late, these words have the capacity to chill the spine of the most ordinary of citizens, but especially those who live in the Mindanao areas most…
“GMA never goes back on her word” By Ermin Garcia Jr. IS it the height of arrogance or sheer insensitivity on their part? Or are they plain clueless? I’m incredulous on how President Arroyo and her spokespersons can continue to lie with a poker face and stare at everyone straight…
The controversial MOA By Gerry Garcia A way out for the militant MILF rebels opting for separation from the republic for which they have sworn to die for is again seen with administration’s renewed attempt to revive Cha-cha and push for a federal form of government. Federalism, which would allow…
Social clash By Jun Velasco IN light of the scams, stink, and all this amalgam of ugliness we encounter everyday, everywhere, we are warned by a text message from a friend on the lesson of a lotus flower. Be a lotus, which means no matter how ugly, how evil and…
Written in the stars By Gonzalo Duque WE felicitate Ms. Razzle Coquia, who was recently inducted president of the Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan. The pretty Rotary exec had been club treasurer for eight solid years, and the presidency should be her crowning glory. Having shown her reliability and durability…
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