By Leonardo Micua GIVEN the gravity of the drug problem today as gleaned from the warning of DILG that more than 400 of our incumbent barangay officials are involved in illegal drugs, and a few law enforcers are possibly in cahoots with the drug lords, what is the seven-man majority…
By Farah G. Decano I encountered an interesting proposition on true love by modern British philosopher, Alain de Botton. He said the romanticism perpetrated by centuries-old literature and most present-day love stories is destroying the fabric of love itself. I thought of expounding on his hypothesis by juxtaposing it…
By Eva C. Visperas WAITING for an update regarding the Pangasinan Link Expressway (PLEX)? Here it is. During last Monday’s session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Vice Gov. Mark Lambino announced two things. First, he said that the Joint Venture Selection Committee approved the tender documents or the bid docs last week….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. INDUBITABLY, the talk in the sports world these days was the NBA playoffs that just ended last Tuesday (May 30) that saw Miami Heat smashing arch-rival Boston Celtics in the seventh and final game of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, 103-84. We watched on…
By Rex Catubig THERE was a time I was remiss with my being a Cerrado Catolico Romano. Some life changing upheaval had me questioning my faith, and forsaking the obligations expected of a faithful. I stopped going to Confession which I had done regularly, even confiding once to the…
By Emin Garcia Jr. LAST week, Sen. Alan Cayetano, who as chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, urged and reminded both the national and local governments to adopt e-governance “in pursuit of good governance.” He said all efforts to transition the country to e-governance should not…
By Leoanrdo Micua WATCHING and listening to Senator Ronald de la Rosa speaking out on YouTube against those involved in the pilferage of 990 kilograms of shabu worth P6.7 billion, we got the impression that the drug problem in the country today still lingers, and with greater impunity despite the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT was about ten o’clock in the evening and we were told that The Patio operates only until eleven. We had the option to go home, but his mother wanted to treat him to a good meal at the University Hotel where dining was recently expanded outdoors, among…
By Farah G. Decano ALLEGEDLY, the City Information Office FB page was hacked in March 2023. Finally, after almost 60 days of waiting, the same was restored. I actually expected it to be hurriedly replaced as soon it was hacked. If I were in the opposition, before the City…
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