No Such Things By Emmanuelle Let’s talk about February 14. Postmen and drivers of mail delivery vans shout at the gates the names of lucky recipients of cards or flowers boxed in clear plastics and crimson ribbons. Red and pink roses sell as insolently as precious gems. So are the…
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World Day of the Sick By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Even the most powerful and influential political leader has an ending. There is eventually a closing chapter to the reign of but a mortal figure be this glorious or ignominious. A period is eventually written even to a fairy…
The incumbent ‘under dog’ By Gerry Garcia OSCAR Lambino, provincial chairman of Administration party LAKAS-CMD, is also the incumbent Vice Governor of the province . . . by which position, as gleaned from party Boss Speaker JdV’s recent enunciation of the “doctrine of the equity of the incumbent” as the…
JDV’s solomonic wisdom needed By Jun Velasco WHY is there too much madness in elections? Take a look. Running for public office these days is no longer governed by the old rules where talent, merit, and well, experience were rewarded with victory. Mind you, a sizable public have become cynical…
Letter to PGMA By Gonzalo Duque AS EXPECTED, the Philippine American medical mission, as of this writing, turned out to be a great success. In the words of Director Jess Canto of the Regional Medical Center, “it’s so far the biggest medical mission which created an impact in the Pangasinan…
Nani, Espine, Orbos and Pangasinan politics By Al S. Mendoza IF IT’S TRUE that Nani Braganza is fed up with politics, I’ll be darn. Drat! Nani is too good a guy to leave the political scene this early – if ever he does. He’s only 42. The whole world is…
A big celebration with a noble mission By Eva C. Visperas Alumni, parents, students, faculty and the staff of EDNAS School are celebrating the school’s 40th year anniversary. And they will go out from the comforts of their homes to do service for the community as they join hands in…
Farmers may adopt golden rice even without past knowledge By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Rice farmers may lack awareness and knowledge of the vitamin A-loaded golden rice, but this would not stand in their acceptance of this genetically modified rice, results of a study conducted for a doctoral dissertation in Cornell…
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