Editorial
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Editorial, Editorial Cartoon, News | Leave a Comment
If we care enough
The death toll reported in the recent earthquake that hit China and the flooding that swallowed thousands of Myanmar citizens area grim reminder of how puny and vulnerable man is when faced with the wrath of nature.
Close to home, the fury of Typhoon Cosme has told us that no amount of [...]
Punchline
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Punchline | Leave a Comment
We ain't seen nothing yet
By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.
Typhoons come and go in Pangasinan. They have come with such regularity that most of us have stopped being too overly concerned with each storm alert raised.
"So how will this next typhoon hurt me?" is how we meet news of a storm headed in our direction. [...]
Punchline
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Punchline | Leave a Comment
We ain't seen nothing yet
By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.
Typhoons come and go in Pangasinan. They have come with such regularity that most of us have stopped being too overly concerned with each storm alert raised.
"So how will this next typhoon hurt me?" is how we meet news of a storm headed in our [...]
Punchline
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Punchline | Leave a Comment
We ain't seen nothing yet
By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.
Typhoons come and go in Pangasinan. They have come with such regularity that most of us have stopped being too overly concerned with each storm alert raised.
"So how will this next typhoon hurt me?" is how we meet news of a storm headed in our direction. [...]
Here and There
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Here and There, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Pinoys work hard but never together
By Gerry Garcia
Our octogenarian balikbayan friend still remembers the unforgettable outburst of the late MLQ (1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935) who said he’d prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to one that is run like heaven by Americans.
Our friend then probably having the nationalistic [...]
Think about it
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment
Why God sends us earthquakes, cyclones and tsunamis?
By Jun Velasco
AS we go to press, many parts of the world are in a state of shock, confusion and angst.
The international wires and our television footages stab our hearts with graphic portraits of death, suffering and devastation brought about by Nature's fury.
Playing with Fire
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Playing with Fire | Leave a Comment
Stop politicking at this calamitous hour
By Gonzalo Duque
Dagupan City's shroud of darkness brought about by Cyclone 'Cosme' last Saturday should, by now, if he has not done yet, prod Mayor Al Fernandez, Gov. Amado Espino and the other LGU heads to take seriously all this Disaster Preparedness Program. I thought, Mayor Al has taken [...]
General Admission
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Lawyer poised to sue PAG-ASA over Cosme
By Al S. Mendoza
MY friend intends to sue PAG-ASA, our weather bureau.
Know why?
My friend’s mango orchard was devastated during the height of typhoon Cosme's fury.
"I relied on PAG-ASA and look what happened to my mangoes," he said. "They were felled to the ground, their fruits ruined."
Harvest Time
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Carabaos are not disappearing
By Sosimo Ma. Pablico
Provincial officials of Pangasinan need not be worried that the carabao may soon disappear from Philippine farms. On the contrary, the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), the national agency responsible for the development of the Philippine carabao both as a draft animal and a source of meat and milk, [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Cosme's wrath disrupts tourneys
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
SUPER typhoon Cosme devastated our province last May 17, wrecked our houses, buildings, electric posts, telecommunication lines, water supplies, vehicles, livestock, crops and most of all killed 32 people in the province alone.
To me, this was the strongest and most ravaging typhoon that I ever experienced in [...]
