Here comes the BPRE Pneumatic corn planter By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Development of the Planter In 2002 Dr. Manolito C. Bulaong and other BPRE engineers had already developed a prototype of a 2-row pneumatic corn planter. However, it needed further improvement before it could be commercialized. Thus, Caparino and a…
Confused and confusing By +Oscar V. Cruz, D.D. There are definitely much worse ways of describing the present administration. A most kind way of doing it is simply to say that it is not only confused but also confusing. While this may not be complimentary, it is at least less…
The cheating Heart By Emmanuelle Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), statesman and historian, was the most important prose writer by the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth century, when the Italian Renaissance was at its height. Though he wrote poetry, comedies and historical works, he was best known…
Thar she blows, again! By Ermin Garcia Jr. If Moby Dick were a Filipino nurse, you would probably hear him ranting over radio waves, “thar she blows again!” And when he does, everyone will know that he’s not talking about a blue whale but President Gloria Arroyo. At presstime, Mrs….
Easier and less violent car parking style By Gerry Garcia WONDERING and rather disappointed through the years over why Lingayen, the province’s capital coastal town facing the historic Lingayen Gulf, has remained rustic, many people are now beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. The municipality…
Was Rizal a lover boy? By Jun Velasco “A genius has no country.”Anonymous ON SUNDAY night (October l), high school classmate Marlene Espino-Ocampo who lives in Arizona blew into town. It appears the avant garde will be here for a long time because she laid out a plan to…
Back to basics By Gonzalo Duque HELLO there! Well, we are back after almost a month of absence. Unlike before, I did not purposely write my column when I was out, yes, in the US unlike what I used to do before. Why? Because I wanted to savor the feel…
Bulosan, Ka Roger & Randy By Al S. Mendoza SPORTS BUFF Randy Oriel, a distinguished dentist based in Los Angeles, California, is in town to be by his ailing mother’s side. Thank God, his mother is fine now and is recuperating at home in their beloved hometown of Binalonan. Speaking…
Unconscionable By +Oscar V. Cruz D.D. Unconscionable—this is the only right word to use in looking at the Malacañang decision ordering the retake of the nursing licensure examinations for all the 2006 graduates. There were but a handful who authored the leakage of some test questions. There were but some…
A wake up call By Eva C. Visperas He pities children who stay up late at night, sometimes even till dawn, to assist in coronation nights during fiestas. He would quietly summon them and tell them to go home instead of staying up late whenever he sees them in occasions…
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