Pacquiao’s possible foe is 20-0, with 20 KOs By Al S. Mendoza THERE is this Venezuelan they want Manny Pacquiao to fight. Edwin Valero is his name. Based on his fight record, Valero is tough. As an amateur, he won 87 fights and lost only 5. He knocked out 57…
Feelings and truths By Eva C. Visperas Everything has its first time. Last Tuesday, in his long years in politics, Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, easily the darling of the press, purposely called for a press conference, for the first time, to clarify some issues. I have followed Lambino’s political life….
Key to higher rice, corn yield in upland areas found By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Crop diversification and contouring plus lime application and fertilization based soil analysis may very be the key to higher rice and corn yields in upland areas, as shown by results of a PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research…
The poor By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is sad but true. To be poor in this country is a big living and continuing curse. During elections, all local and national candidates shout their avowed commitment to help the poor. When they are in office and in power, they…
Meeting world champ Juan Manuel Marquez By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. McALLEN, TEXAS – Boxing is next to cycling as my favorite sport. I’ve been an avid fan of great heavyweights Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali and middleweight Sugar Ray Leonard. Locally, the late Gabriel “Flash” Elorde was my hero during…
Endless beginning By Emmanuelle Once upon a time, when her days were young, this writer wrote something on de’ja’ vu: Known you before! Before this birth, a death. And beyond that death, a previous birth. So the cycle went. And goes. As we lived in series, our paths touched,…
Personal appearances before the Ombudsman By Ermin Garcia Jr. Remember how Dagupan City Mayor Benjie Lim manipulated the process to have the overpriced street lights installed? He ordered the city council to approve in a special session a draft resolution authorizing him to plan and negotiate the installation of the…
Why jueteng is unstoppable By Gerry Garcia EARLY hours of last Friday, Nov. 24, marked the dawning of a great day for Manny Pacman and entourage whose expected arrival from Las Vegas, Nevada at the NAIA stirred the massing of thousands of welcomers exhilarated by his convincing triumph over Mexican…
Max Soliven died with his boots on By Jun Velasco IT was our brod Dan who texted us the “killer” message as early as 7:30 a.m. Friday: “Max Soliven died at 7 am today. I mourn the passing of an era of lively and great column writing.” When a loved…
Please, don’t send in the clowns, Alvin By Gonzalo Duque I WISH to congratulate the Regional Medical Center headed by its director, Dr. Jess Canto, for the many innovations at the RMC. Most people I have talked to have good words for him. Even my sisters in the United States…
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