Bird bath, ‘alsung’ By Al S. Mendoza I WATCH birds come and go. Literally. That’s because I have a bird bath in my backyard. It’s been there for ten years. I can see it from my bedroom window. I can see it from my meal table. I can see it…
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Hybrid rice program saves $23.25 M from rice imports By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE government’s hybrid rice commercialization program [HRCP] saved the country from importing US $23.25 million or PhP1.255 billion worth of rice in 2002 to 2004. This was one of the salient findings of a midterm evaluation of…
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The Philippine peso paradox By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It needs the distinct expertise of a Doctor in Economy—preferably a graduate of a prestigious foreign university—to really know and explain well the paradox of the Philippine Peso. And there must be certain well known economists in the country who…
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Goofiness and greediness By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FRESH reports in the boxing world say Top Rank Promotions top honcho Bob Arum is contemplating a plan for a possible collision between two world boxing titans of prize fighting: our very own Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya. That’s after Pacquiao…
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JDV’s resignation will start the revolution By Ermin Garcia Jr. President Arroyo had apologized for what she said was her inappropriate telephone conversation with a Comelec official in 2004 but not many believed she was contrite, much less believed that she and her husband didn’t cheat FPJ of the presidency….
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“Smart” CD for babies By Gerry Garcia SOME six years ago in the United States there was on-going research on the effects of classical music on brain development in early childhood. This was part of the “Smart Symphonies” program of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Naras) Foundation,…
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Hope By Jun Velasco “SILVER bells, silver bells, it’s Christmas time in the city . . .” this familiar song and other heart-tingling Christmas carols pervade our radio and TV sets these days. The old carols we’ve heard since childhood conjure joyful memories. For a moment, we wished Christmas were…
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For the nth time, when was Pangasinan founded? By Gonzalo Duque OUR super busy publisher-editor Ermin or whomever he has tasked to write last week’s editorial didn’t think that much for saying that the province celebrated its 111th anniversary last December 12. How could you, pare naman? November l3, l896…
