Omnipotence By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. All signals and indications say one and the same thing. The Malacañang occupant deeply loves and enjoys much the feeling of omnipotence with elements of omniscience as a complementary attribution. During these days there is even manifest design to consolidate more power and…
Sugar-coatings! By Emmanuelle Surely, our penchant to sugar-coat almost all things unpleasant, so as not to seem unpleasant, shall get us as near as can be to being guilty of duplicity. Duplicity meaning dishonesty, deception, unfaithfulness, fraudulence. At worst, duplicity in this sense signals a defeat of the original purpose…
Pinoys work hard but never together By Gerry Garcia Our octogenarian balikbayan friend still remembers the unforgettable outburst of the late MLQ (1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935) who said he’d prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to one that is run like heaven by Americans….
Why God sends us earthquakes, cyclones and tsunamis? By Jun Velasco AS we go to press, many parts of the world are in a state of shock, confusion and angst. The international wires and our television footages stab our hearts with graphic portraits of death, suffering and devastation brought about…
Stop politicking at this calamitous hour By Gonzalo Duque Dagupan City’s shroud of darkness brought about by Cyclone ‘Cosme’ last Saturday should, by now, if he has not done yet, prod Mayor Al Fernandez, Gov. Amado Espino and the other LGU heads to take seriously all this Disaster Preparedness Program. …
Lawyer poised to sue PAG-ASA over Cosme By Al S. Mendoza MY friend intends to sue PAG-ASA, our weather bureau. Know why? My friend’s mango orchard was devastated during the height of typhoon Cosme’s fury. “I relied on PAG-ASA and look what happened to my mangoes,” he said. “They were…
Carabaos are not disappearing By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Provincial officials of Pangasinan need not be worried that the carabao may soon disappear from Philippine farms. On the contrary, the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), the national agency responsible for the development of the Philippine carabao both as a draft animal and…
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