Here and There
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Here and There, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Chaotic Labor Day in M. Manila differs from May 1 here
By Gerry Garcia
FIRST day of May tomorrow, Labor Day, has for Metro Manila, as usual, another sinister if not irrelevant significance far removed [...]
Think about it
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment
Where's the 'punch', Ermin?
By Jun Velasco
PANGASINAN, otherwise known as Agbayani Country, at summertime should easily run away with the prize title of the most fun-filled province in the islands.
The ballyhooed Pistay Dayat, traditionally celebrated [...]
Playing with Fire
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Opinion, Playing with Fire | Leave a Comment
Philippine Star's sense of fairness
By Gonzalo Duque
BELOW is our letter that appeared in the Philippine Star’s Wednesday, April 26, 2006 issue. We are reprinting it to give you an idea of how and why we and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities dealt [...]
General Admissions
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
'Bangungot Pestebal'
By Al S. Mendoza
WHAT FESTIVAL are we talking about here? Are we all blind? Bangus Festival? What's that?
Open your eyes.
Look around you.
Sniff the air.
What do you [...]
Viewpoints
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Leave a Comment
Labor Day
By +Oscar V. Cruz
There must be something very strong in a country when precisely during Labor Day, the laborers lambast the government instead of allow it to honor them. Today, we behold workers marching, rallying, protesting for being underrated, underpaid and underhandedly treated. And they are people who are still working somewhere somehow. One [...]
Business Log
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Business Log, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Sea turtles in Burgos
By Eva C. Visperas
THE TOWN mayor here plans to give sea turtles which have recently become their frequent visitors in their beach area, names to identify them.
In fact, Mayor Domingo Doctor Jr. [...]
Harvest Time
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Goat raising getting popular in the Ilocos
By Sosimo Ma. Pablico
Goat raising is fast becoming an important component of the agricultural system in the Ilocos region as more small farmers in the rain fed and upland areas in Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte are now going into it.
Even as the goat population in [...]
Feelings
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Paint the pain away
By Emmanuelle
You have heard of how Ina Foundation works. I have seen the Ina Foundation at work.
This is an extraordinary bonding of women whose sole requirement for membership - one has to have lost a child - I would not even dare to contemplate on. One would rather join others who [...]
Launch move to stop charcoal dependence
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
URDANETA CITY - Here's a practical campaign to help reduce the community's dependence on and use of charcoal sourced from kaingin.
The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) based here and the local government jointly launched Wednesday "Sagipin ang Puno, Mag-ipon ng Diaryo".
It aims to establish socialized fuel plantations that will provide alternative [...]
Watch out for 'Taptocilong-silog'
Posted on April 29, 2006 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
Tapsilog, tocilog and longsilog move over, "Taptocilong-silog is here!
That's tapa, tocino and longanisa with sinangag and itlog (fried egg) for you, Dagupan style!
While this concoction may not be on any Dagupan restaurant's menu yet, expect it soon now that the best tapa, tocino and longanisa producers have come forward for the 1st Dagupan’s [...]
