‘Simbang Gabi’ By Al S. Mendoza WE called him Papang (my beloved father). His friends and close kin called him Tonyong (Antonio). Had he not died in 1990, Papang would have turned 91 today. He was as strong as an ox, until cancer struck. He and Ermin Garcia Sr. were…
Rough road to development By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The mountainous portion of Buldon town in Shariff Kabunsuan, formerly a part of Maguindanao province, was known as the camp of Muslim separationists and fierce encounters between the rebels and the military had been top of the news several years back. This…
Unpriestly priests By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Time again from the arrival to the territorial incarnation of the Catholic Church in the Philippines during the Spanish regime to these days, time and again there are downright scandals—immoral acts and dishonest living—committed by the members of the Catholic Clergy here…
Remembering FPJ By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M making this piece on Friday, December 14, the third death anniversary of Fernando Poe, Jr., better known as FPJ and considered as the “King of Philippine Movies”. Yearly, his relatives, close friends, supporters and admirers converge to pray for the fallen hero…
Back in August 17, Mr. Isidro Ramos, one of our regular contributors in the online PUNCH Forum, wrote this: Dear editor, my teenage granddaughter is very much interested in the Philippine culture and other happenings among teens in Dagupan. Is it possible to have a teen columnist in place of…
The fighting ‘Usec’ By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. Two Saturdays ago, while monitoring news events via radio as I drove through the streets of Makati, I chanced upon a radio public affairs program on ABS-CBN’s DZMM discussing the unabated smuggling in the country. Listening to it for a few minutes,…
Christmas revival of Manila Pen By Gerry Garcia DECEMBER 8, which is today Sunday, is a memorable if dismal historic date in 1941 when World War II reached our shores. It was the day when squadrons of Japanese bombers which had just bombed and laid to waste the US naval…
Battle-scarred political warrior By Jun Velasco DAGUPEÑOS and 4th District denizens felt relieved when Speaker Joe de Venecia came home this weekend. They saw no wrinkles on his face, neither furrows on his forehead and no sign of worry on his aura. Those who had worried for him a lot…
Mareret By Gonzalo Duque VICE Gov. Marlyn Primicias Agabas is proving to be “game.” She is not only a bright lawyer and an excellent leader, which makes us think she is a good successor of Gov. Amado Espino alyas Spines if the need arises. Petite, charming and oozing with charm,…
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