Christ’s passion and sacrifice By Gonzalo Duque ON the celebration of Lent, it is my hope that the country will finally find solace in Christ’s passion and sacrifice. How humbling that the Saviour chose to die in order to save mankind. Alas, many of our brethen couldn’t say goodbye to…
First time By Al S. Mendoza THERE’S ALWAYS the first time. It has been my dream to make a perfect attendance here. Sadly, the streak ended last week, when my column for the April 9 issue failed to appear. It marked the first time that I was absent since I…
Balikbayans, OFWs fuel Villasis’ new look By Eva C. Visperas This agricultural town is the envy of many local government officials in this province as several of its infrastructure projects that gave new look to the town were funded by balikbayans and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from this municipality. Mayor…
Thorns with my Roses By Emmanuelle “Tita, why do roses have thorns/” Joel, my eight-year old nephew asks me just now, a Palm Sunday morning, while we are both watering the garden. Actually, we are both playing with the hose, letting its sprinkle dance this way and there, daydreaming over…
Farmers call center works wonders By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Rice farmers in distress or in need of information may very well send a text message to the Farmers Call Center of the PhilRice-led Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture. With a text message worth 1.00, you would surely find out that…
The Church By +Oscar V. Cruz A church that remains at the sidelines in the quest for truth, in the promotion of justice, in defense of human dignity, is irrelevant. A church that pretends to be blind, deaf and dumb to public lying, cheating and stealing is a party to…
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Courting chaos By +Oscar V. Cruz The Socio-Political situation in the country is already boiling hot. More and more anti-administration organizations and movements are being formed. There are also many counter administration moves being actually staged or still undergoing some planning. The future is not promising for Malacañang and its…
Last road to ‘change’ – or perdition By Gerry Garcia ADMITTEDLY we’re amazed no end NOT at the allegedly astonishing level to which corruption in government has risen today. . . but at the complaints and squawks stirred. These have been many and so nauseatingly repetitious like a broken record…
“Ideas are bullet-proof” – Joan de Venecia By Jun Velasco AT her first speaking engagement after hurdling the bar, superlady (she is only 25) bar topnotcher Joan Alvares de Venecia, sister of Councilor Alex and daughter of former Councilor Tony who is sometimes dubbed as Speaker JDV’s political mentor during…
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