NAST picks 2 PhilRice staffer as Outstanding Young Scientists By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The National Academy of Science and Technology [NAST] conferred the coveted Outstanding Young Scientist [OYS] award to PhilRice plant breeder Dr. Antonio A. Alfonso and soil scientist Dr. Constancio A. Asis at the Manila Hotel last July…
Tour de France dreams By Jesus A. Garcia I NEVER dreamt of joining the Tour de France (TDF) during my cycling heydays. If I did, it would have been a gigantic task. I would have had to go out of the country to join and win some big races in…
The Small Town Charm By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto I had been in Alcala, Pangasinan for more than a decade now. It has been a decade of knowing the new culture, trying out the cuisine and practicing beliefs, following their societal norms and using the language of this small town.
Halved! By Emmanuelle So, there really is an ending to this, after all. Concluding a non-ending is not as easy as one might think. Might as well un-Chinese a Chinese, but that would still be better than speculating on a spatula. The first is near impossible but probable. The second,…
Inflation By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “Inflation” is a supposedly technical term reserved for the understanding of professionals in banking, business and industry. The reality of an already high and still progressively higher inflation rule in the country is periodically revealed by the government agency concerned. And from time…
Independence granted not “proclaimed” By Gerry Garcia ON JULY 4, 1946, the church bells in the city of Manila rang loud the joyous news. While one flag was lowered, another was raised, and a new nation was born the Republic of the Philippines. This historic grant of independence from Mother…
Munching the hard nuts By Jun Velasco WE saw on TV the other night our friend, Philippine Air Lines vice president for media, Rolly Estabillo, taking an LRT ride for home. Instead of using his car, Rolly — he was our editor in a Manila daily in the early 80’s…
Congrats, Guv’nor Spines! By Gonzalo Duque ON the occasion of Governor Spines’ first year anniversary last July first, we wish to say something good about him. So, Butch, it’s not true that we have changed political color ha, when you read our glowing article about Congressman Victor Agbayani, who is…
Pacquiao bigger than any lotto jackpot By Al S. Mendoza WHO needs a lotto jackpot? Not Manny Pacquiao. The year is still five months away from being declared history and Pacquiao has already stashed away close to P500 million. He pocketed nearly P200 million on March 16 in 36 minutes….
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