Accounting graduate finds a niche in farming By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A good number of non-agriculture graduates have ventured into farming and eventually succeeded. One of them is Crispina “Tayan” Leoncito of Carmen, North Cotabato, 44, an accounting clerk at her town’s local government unit earning subsistence pay before she…
Troublemaker By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “Troublemaker in the national level” seems to be the best way of describing and calling Malacañang. There are marked indications that it finds it hard to act right or to behave well. This is because Malacañang appears to enjoy and thrive on problems…
Olympic Games and the R.A. 9064 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AS I writing this article (Friday, August 8), the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is in progress. And by the time you read this piece I’m very sure the battle for the world’s sports supremacy is underway and…
MacArthur landed in Lingayen By Paul M. Verzosa Lingayen Beach Landing, Jan 9, 1945– The photographer during his sentimental visit told my father, MCV, that he took the picture behind the Capitol bldg. (lol, hindi sa Tondaligan!) In the Leyte landing photo, Sergio Osmena and Carlos P. Romulo waded the…
Shortchanging excelling schools By Ermin Garcia Jr. Something is very wrong with a policy of the Professional Regulation Commission, particularly the Board of Nursing, in evaluating the quality of education offered by nursing schools across the country. For reasons known only to those who insist on the ridiculous policy of…
Jess’ hammer-bill hitting nail on its head By Gerry Garcia SOME thirteen years ago in 1995 our hopes and dreams to put our province in the map of international tourism started to soar when then Gov. Oscar Orbos, assessing what he had achieved in his first 100 days in government,…
Governor’s SOPA gives us a glimpse of things to come By Jun Velasco CONGRATS, Col. Mariano Verzosa Jr., alyas Sonny, for his assignment as acting Dagupan Police chief. A temporary replacement of Colonel Dionicio Borromeo who is under investigation in connection with the busting of a big shabu factory in…
Effectiveness, not popularity is the issue By Gonzalo Duque LOOK at how our media work. As soon as the President was scheduled to deliver her State of the Nation Address, the country’s major media outlets especially television came with SWS and Pulse Asia ratings to embarrass her. Yes, the timing…
Against DL Hoya, Pacquiao needs Vicky Belo By Al S. Mendoza I HOPE I am wrong, but, seemingly, Manny Pacquiao has started to go overboard. I mean, is he going nuts? I say that because Pacman is really seriously considering fighting Oscar De La Hoya. “I can not only handle…
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