Sonny Villafania
sonny@eac.edu.ph
31 May 2006

 
Re: A Kabaleyan’s Thoughts…

Mas marakep anganko no inkorit iya ed Pangasinan, anto?

F. Sionil Jose is aware of the demise of other Philippine languages. His prediction will certainly come true if, we, Pangasinenses will not act now.

Speaking of the magazine Silew, the Ulupan na Pansiansia’y Salitan Pangasinan revived it as Balon Silew a few years ago. This is probably the only venue for would-be writers and authors writing in Pangasinan language today. Yes, we still have few writers who picked up the cudgels for Pangasinan literature.

Bernard Diaz
31 May 2006

 
Re: General Admission

Al,

I pray for the immediate recovery of your grandson (apo), & God bless you and your family.

Jose Ceralde
mainit@verizon.net
31 May 2006

Alexander Ynzon,

Thanks for the enlightenment about your industry. I thought the reason drugs are expensive in the USA was because of the favorable business climate of drug manufacturers here, especially in my homestate of NJ where majority of them are based. I know lots of our kabaleyans are working in manufacturing drugs here, and they pray for status quo daily. Since the cheap subsidized medication of Canada had made them worried because of news coming from Illinois. The state of Illinois, according to the news, is buying drugs from Canada. So I am glad it isn’t because of government price manipulation but because of the quality that drives USA customers. It makes quality practitioners like me tickled and Deming proud.

Brando Garcia
Higarci2all@yahoo.com
31 May 2006

 
Re: Business Log

Miss Eva… thank you for the info about the Aquarium Resto. As a resident in another country, we always talk about places to visit where we can eat. This one here sounds a very interesting place to visit. As a person who loves sea creatures, this is one place I must visit. The Monterey aquarium which is not far from here is full of beautiful, colorful sea creatures.

Brando Garcia
Higarci2all@yahoo.com
31 May 2006

Re: Punchline

Thank you, Mr. Ermin Garcia, for the nice column about the good commissioner of human rights, Atty. Wilhelm D. Soriano.

Yes indeed, he makes us proud. He is a man of honesty and integrity. Someone whom you can approach and talk to.

Maripi llamas-Dioquino
30 May 2006

Kuya Jun, my husband of 24 yrs, Meynard Diolazo Dioquino from Bued Calasiao is now the Asst. Regional Controller of International Paper Ind. promoted from District Controller Vancouver Area - we were immigrants since we arrived here in Metro Vancouver 1993 we became Canadian citizens 1997. My younger brother Bon (immigrant) and wife Judy are citizens of Canada too (since 2005) who lives in Toronto.

Warmest regards to all.

Your cousin,
Maripi Martinez-Llamas Dioquino
Metro Vancouver Canada

Nida Rofe
30 May 2006

Al,

Nabasak idiay General Admission mo ti panagsakit ti grandson mo. Kaasi met diay obing. Dika agdanag ta we pray for Mayo ediay prayer group meeting me this week.

Al, dinak kakilala ngem ammok ti nagan mo diay SUNDAY PUNCH.Taga ak met Mangatarem a kas kenka. God Bless and our prayers to your loving grandson.

Nida

Edener Benitez Fabella
fabelous2@netzero.net
May 30, 2006

What went wrong and where do we go from here? 5 years ago, a few thousands gathered in EDSA to decide what they deemed was the best for the rest of the 80 million Filipinos. They claimed, the corrupt and incompetent college dropout Joseph Estrada, didn’t deserve a day longer in Malacanang and must be driven out. They claimed, Gloria Arroyo was the nation’s answer to the country’s woes. I recall the only woe we had then was the revelation of Chavit Singson that of Joseph Estrada being the king and lord of jueteng raking in millions by the truckloads. I remember we did not have fertilizer scam, election Garci scam nor did we have the most expensive boulevard in the universe planted in our country. To the best of my recollection, the incompetent Joseph Estrada had the Abu Sayyafs and MILF’s on the run and about to reach the end of their line in the vast Sulu seas. Today, we are talking peace with the MILF and about to give them part of Mindanao they want for themselves. Camp Abubakar and other camps for which many of our soldiers died retaking is back to the MILF’s courtesy of an illegitimate leader. Human rights violations were not an issue then unlike today. No one dares to question the leadership or else they might be the next victims. Why not just close the Philippine Military Academy? After all, most of today’s government agencies are managed by former generals from this institution? What is this academy producing? Liars? Human rights violators? Corrupt and incompetents? These military and police officers who are abusing citizens must all be made to account for their misdeeds. It may not happen while this regime is in power but someday it will happen.

Alexander Ynzon
AlexanderYnzon@webtv.net
29 May 2006

Jose Ceralde,

Thailand Pharmacy Internet Drug Stores on line are famous for selling fake medicines manufactured from China and Manila is having the same problem right now from independent Pharmacy stores or sometimes the Physicians are selling it according to the news. This is the reason why Japan don’t buy medicines from Thailand or Manila even do they are much cheaper than USA. I can buy Propecia by Merck, USA from Manila at 30% cheaper than what I pay here in USA, but my customers in Japan want the Propecia from USA even they have to pay higher price.