Old or new, laugh By Al S. Mendoza A new year comes to us in two days. What is new? How can it be new? When is new new? Who can make it new? New is something we either usually abhor or welcome with open arms. For example, we abhor…
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Lots of blessings to thank for at 69 By Sosimo Ma. Pablico When one turns 69 and looks back through time, one finds that indeed so many things are worth thanking for. Having reached this age and still running around, so to speak, doing the one and only thing he…
Harvest Time
New Year’s Message By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “…the Angel of the Lord…appeared to Joseph…and said ‘get up’… (Mt. 2:13) May the blessings of love and peace, sufficiency of resources and family joy be yours this New Year and the days ahead! Thus I greet you all with fervent…
Viewpoints
From No. 1 to No. 6 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Southeast Asian Games, held every two years and with only 11 nations participating, is considered as the smallest ala-Olympic Games in the world. The countries are Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei, East Timor and…
Sports Eye
Sad but true By Charmaine Dizon On my way home from Baguio where I am studying, I preoccupied myself watching Christmas lights and lanterns displayed in front of the houses along the road. I felt an unexplainable happiness within me. It’s exhilarating to know that a lot of people are…
Young Roots
Begging their forgiveness By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. This Christmas will be my 59th celebration. I think it’s time I do something I’ve been meaning to do as a true Christian every Christmas, but never got around to it. I’d like to address all the elected and appointed public officials…
Punchline
Impressing our home-coming balikbayan By Gerry Garcia CHRISTMAS Eve tomorrow, Dec. 24, marks the end of a novena that began on the 16th with the Misa De Gallo, or dawn mass. This ninth day, Dec. 24, is a direct prelude to Christmas Day, after which the city of Dagupan on…
Here and There
Guv’nor Spines’ Camelot By Jun Velasco YOU have to give it to Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. (ATE, for short, not ZTE, huh!) when it comes to talking about a dream. Thursday night on the Capitol grounds, the governor repeated in a speech at the Media Night that the province,…
Think about it
A press council needed here By Gonzalo Duque We had two meetings with the President (GMA) lately in which we tackled certain critical issues including education. Our suggestion regarding the need to involve all stakeholders in an organization or government agency when planning a budget has won the President’s approbation….
