By Jesus Garcia Jr. THE star-studded Lingayen bikefest dubbed as “Arangkada Lingayen Cycling Classic 2023” will definitely push through on November 27, 2023, which coincides with the celebration of one our national heroes, Andres Bonifacio. The star-studded cycling road race is another sports project organized by the LGU of Lingayen…
By Rex Catubig GAMBLING or games akin, provided the perk in our tranquil barrio. The kids indulged in the harmless though not exactly wholesome ‘buntayog’ or ‘tatsing’. While the elderly would sit for hours in front of the sari-sari store figuring out their moves in ‘dama’. But the more…
By Leonardo Micua BEFORE leaving for China, Mayor Belen Fernandez made it a point to thoroughly inspect the progress of the construction project on Arellano Street. Recognizing the urgency and importance of this undertaking, she personally met with the contractor to impress on him the need to expedite its…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN the comfort of the dining room, my imagination takes flight. I become the pilot I wanted to be, guided by the aroma of ground coffee beans. I look at the sky and become one with the stars, in communion with beings I haven’t seen,…
By Farah G. Decano IF given the chance to go back in time, what would you tell your younger self? Let’s say, your 11-year-old self? Most of those who undergo exercises like this presume that they are wiser, more mature and much better off than the earlier versions of…
By Eva C. Visperas A TRIP to Baguio is incomplete without a visit to the Pink Sisters Convent and Chapel in Brent Road. That has been my routine and always will be, as long as I’m physically able to. It’s what I felt I had to do since my…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE country’s oldest sports media organization, the Philippine Sports Association (PSA) headed by Philippine Star sports editor Nelson Beltran, will hold its traditional Awards Night on January 29 next year at Diamond Hotel in Manila. PSA will fete our country’s top performing athletes this year…
By Rex Catubig THE fascination with chance is rooted in my boyhood. But it is not all related to the DNA chain. Juvenile flirting with the bewitching flytrap of luck is the plausible excuse. It was the fun-filled Fifties. In the corner sari-sari store of Nana Pacing which I…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHAT can one expect, indeed, from arrogant public officials? Expect endless stupid thoughts and antics to reinforce their arrogance. These can very well be the hallmark of the 7 epaLiFes. From the day Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez, Dada Reyna-Macalanda, Celia-Chua Lim, Irene Lim Acosta,…
By Leonardo Micua I DON’T know what’s with Councilor Erfe Mejia. He asked the City Secretary to submit a report on my virtual attendance via Zoom in regular sessions of the SP. He also sought from him clippings of my weekly column Random Thoughts. He manifested these during the…
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