Think about it
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment
Let us begin with ourselves
By Jun Velasco
OUR seeming edge in the province— or is it liability? — over Metro Manila is the relative ease in day-to-day life, yes, in the reign of peace and tranquility.
The folksy community does not seem bothered by the political tumult in Manila, and is busy with the “normal” run [...]
General Admission
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Taby
By Al S. Mendoza
BACOLOD CITY — I was about to begin writing about my chance encounter here with Mayor Rey Velasco of Sta. Barbara when I heard the news: Taby is dead.
Who is Taby?
Taby is Zacarias M. Tabaniag, an icon in Philippine sports, who was a baseball legend, a pioneer in boxing broadcasting, a [...]
Harvest Time
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Leave a Comment
A Pangasinense salvages losing poultry farm
By Sosimo Ma. Pablico
A NATIVE OF PANGASINAN who is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila has shown his feat by salvaging a losing poultry breeding farm, transforming it into a profitable broiler farm earning at least P5 million a year.
Of all people, Albert Quiogue, 51, who traces his roots [...]
Viewpoints
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Leave a Comment
Think positive
By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D
Time and again, sincere and genuine efforts are deliberately exerted to think positive and to speak well about the present government, the ruling administration, the Malacañang occupants. In plain and simple language, this is an honest and persistent endeavor in order to joyfully discover and proudly speak of [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under News, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
My life in cycling and basketball
By Jesus A. Garcia
DURING the last three weeks, my attention was focused on basketball and cycling events.
As the race director of the cycling races conducted in the province over the last three Sundays, it had been my responsibility to make the road battles as successful as I possibly [...]
Roots
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Roots | Leave a Comment
A few good men
By Marifi Jara
The truth? You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!
Not verbatim I think but those were some of the most memorable lines delivered by (the eternally groovy actor) Jack Nicholson in his powerful courtroom acting in the movie A Few Good Men.
I can almost imagine President Gloria [...]
Feelings
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Between good and evil . . .
By Emmanuelle
is the deep blue sea. There, amidst its wonders, are fish and floaters that nip and snip and snap at fellow fish and fellow floaters. And bump ‘em and chomp ‘em, as the food chain goes. Where what is shallow are its shores, and unfathomable is not [...]
Asian Fisheries Academy opens doors for training
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
A new building of the Asian Fisheries Academy, a training facility of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) built for aquaculture development in the province, was inaugurated February 23 and marked the graduation of its first batch of students.
The initial group of trainees, composed of 39 out-of-school youth from the coastal towns [...]
Mango production expected to drop due to rains
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
MALASIQUI–The Ilocos Region, the country’s biggest producer of mangoes, will suffer a 30% decline in mango production this year due to the early and unexpected rainfall the past months.
Paz Mones, DA assistant regional director, said based on 2007 data, Region 1’s mango production was 445,049 metric tons out of the total national production of [...]
