Rising dynasties and falling stars By Gerry Garcia TODAY, 20th of May, annex has been long enough since election day for us to safely say the JAB has been dealt effectively by Joe, Al and Belen to grab the congressional, mayoral and vice mayoral seats, respectively, from the bottoms of…
The day after By Jun Velasco LOCAL folks are in a quandary if the days ahead, after a most tiring electoral exercise, will usher in some positive change in our lives. You see, most of our countrymen have for some time now reeling on the verge of despair, burdened by…
Does Gina know JdV’s other secret weapon? By Gonzalo Duque THE just concluded elections gave us valuable lessons in life. There’s a Tagalog saying, “Kung ano ang itinanim, siya rin ang aanihin.” The other one, which seems to be more attractive, is “kung walang pera, huwag na.”
Why they won By Al S. Mendoza JOE de Venecia won again. Anybody surprised by that? Not me. Al Fernandez recaptured city hall. Anybody surprised by that? Not me. Amado “Espines” Espino won as Pangasinan governor. Anybody surprised by that? Not me.
Heal the wounds and move forward By Eva C. Visperas When Filipinos say we are poor, that’s false. Look at the May 14 elections. Money was overflowing. Resources were dropped through choppers, runners traveled to and from Metro Manila and anywhere else for other sources of funding to boost the…
Ilocos yam excellent for making haleya By Sosimo Ma. Pablico An indigenous yam growing in the wild in the Ilocos Region, locally known as camangeg or in science as Dioscorea luzonensis Schauer, has been found as an excellent material for making haleya. Lem Micah E. Pascua, a high school student…
Vote for Sale By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the more clear and vivid phenomena that openly and shamelessly emerged on the occasion of the last midterm elections was vote buying par excellence. It was gross and rampant. It was done by practically all mentioned political candidates with…
Who will win this year’s Tour? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE COUNTRY’S annual multi-stage bicycle road race dubbed for the last two years as “Padyak Pinoy” reeled off last Thursday with Nueva Ecijano sturdy rider and last year’s first runner-up Eric Feliciano winning the initial stage. At presstime, Ericson…
Clearing the Fog By Emmanuelle This stories must be told, before more half-truth or near-truth but never the complete unadulterated truth shall cloud the clarity and the genuineness of all details of these actual incidents. Before somebody’s overactive imagination shall manufacture more and thicker fog of misinformation or disinformation of…
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