Do not come, please! By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The person of the Holy Father is very dear and endearing. His papal office is most appreciated as it is also most respected in the Catholic world. That is why his presence cannot but be much desired and treasured. More…
Garapalan and Paldwa-an among Onor-onors By Ermin Garcia Jr. The recent brazen attempt of some Dagupan City councilors to allocate for themselves P10 million in pork barrel (evidently as despedida gift and a chance to recoup their campaign expenses) through the last minute passage of a supplemental budget, just two…
Final push for cha-cha? By Gerry Garcia WE believe Speaker Joe de V was right when he said the first Philippine legislature was established in 1907 as the Philippine Assembly and that this year ’07, we’ll be marking its 100th anniversary. Our present bicameral congress cum president, patterned after that…
JDV’s not so new tack By Jun Velasco SKEPTICS are wasting their time continually speculating on the election of a new House Speaker other than the one who engineered Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s ascent to the Presidency. Wasn’t Gloria Joe de V’s running mate in l998? So there. But that’s not…
A grave injustice to the masa By Gonzalo Duque THE l3th Congress ended with a dismal report that it didn’t act on a bill lowering the price of medicines. Senator Mar Roxas whose sights are on the presidency in 20l0 is being blamed for the killing of the bill if…
Where is Jonas? By Al S. Mendoza WHAT’S peace and order again? You have peace of mind when you roam the streets under moonlit skies. You can sleep tight at night even with your windows wide open. You can stroll at the park unmolested by muggers or holdup men. You…
A big blow to business in San Carlos City By Eva C. Visperas ONE month after the mayor here was gunned down, business in San Carlos City suffered a big setback as income tremendously dropped by as much as 50 percent, according to Acting Mayor Julier Resuello. Resuello, son of…
Media: thank you! By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Needless to say, there are many private individuals and a good number of fortunately non-governmental groups and organizations that rightfully deserve the genuine gratitude of still good-willed citizens in this country. They have served much and continue to serve well in…
Joint techno commercialization projects launched By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension (BPRE) recently launched two collaborative projects with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) on the commercialization of postharvest machines equipment which their engineers have developed. The machines included…
Basketball Brouhaha By Jesus a. Garcia Jr. THE Basketball Referees Commission, better known as BARECOM, is the country’s pioneer in amateur basketball officiating group licensed by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and the only basketball group that is recognized by FIBA, the world governing body for non-professional basketball….
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