Criticize, praise & drink By Al S. Mendoza LATE is never late and so, here are my New Year’s Resolutions. (1) I will criticize if there’s need to criticize, praise if there’s need to praise. It’s easy to do both. But will we criticize for the sake of criticizing? The…
New technology saves ex-trike driver from low income By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A former tricycle driver in Rizal, Nueva Ecija has discovered that by using the new rice technology coupled with patience and diligence, a hectare of land would be more than enough to provide the needs of his family….
Text tax By + Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Something must be basically wrong with a ruling government that looks upon the citizens as its servants if not downright slaves, that considers them as one big fat milking cow for its own selfish profit and advantage. It is not enough…
Expect the unexpected By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ESPERAR la inesperado, a Spanish phrase that means to expect the unexpected. This is an old adage that proves true to anyone and anytime in the daily grind. It has already happened to me many times, and I believe, you, dear readers,…
Love my neighbor By Wilna Memorial Pangasinan and La Union are neighboring provinces in Northern Luzon. With their geographical position, it is but natural that the two provinces create a special kind of friendship, a friendship that is embraced by the people from both provinces. I am from La Union,…
Lost in translation By Emmanuelle You do not have to be a Filipino in Japan or in China, black-orbs among quaint slit-eyes, to be lost in translation. You can be just as lost, if you were one or more centuries older than the present batch of spiked-haired pre-adults; dyed green,…
Electoral reform By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is a widely and wildly known fact that Philippine Elections have been anything but honest, orderly and peaceful. There is no need really to mention the usual loss of lives plus the standard loss of ballot boxes, the counting of ordinary…
Bulirek By manonton dalan intultuloy mi nanakar tundas toy angalakan, diyad silong na akasian masalumpapak diman mi inlespak ya babantayan so malinalinang ya agos na danum ya sibsibarey pangen na andirit. napapasikmatan met miray genggeng ya unsesepsep ed abasto ran abalkot na linat ya singa may abalkot ya inatey ed…
Curbing “freedoms” in the streets By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. There are two news items in this issue that bear watching, particularly, on how our local government units will respond. The first is the series of road accidents that proved fatal to bystanders, pedestrians and motorists. While no statistics are…
Pingkoy makes things happen at DoH By Jun Velasco THE nation is jubilant over reports that there were less casualties — deaths and injuries — during the New Year revelry. Statistics shows that the number of injuries declined by 46 percent, reputedly the lowest since l999. Surely, this was not…
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