KNIGHT'S EXEMPLIFICATION

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KNIGHT'S EXEMPLIFICATION— Sir Knight Jojo Taduran (right) is being exemplified as fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus on June 10 to June 22, 2008 at Ontario, Canada, Taduran is with the Knights of Columbus, Council 10516 0 St. Boniface, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. (Contributed by Manuel Papa)

RIGHT-SIZING BUREAUCRACY

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RIGHT-SIZING BUREAUCRACY—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. makes a comment on the presentation of the various department heads of the provincial government on the proposed reorganizational plan to improve efficiency in the bureaucracy in a meeting held on June 27.

Alaminos residents rally versus global warming

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment

ALAMINOS CITY—Every citizen must help address global warming.
Thus said Mayor Hernani Braganza during the celebration of the Philippine Arbor Day here last Monday where he called on all residents to face and deal with the grim reality of global warming.
"Anywhere in the world, global warming is now a reality," he told more than 500 city [...]

Here and There

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Public toilets, public shame

By Gerry Garcia

GUV sues jueteng boss.
Eddie Panlilio, the first ever priest-turned-governor of Pampanga, resumed realm of jueteng lord  Bong Pineda's kingdom, is up against what the experts say are  "the odds". In the first place, aside from Bong being a gambling boss in a province whose No. One daughter is the [...]

Think about it

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment

Get a life

By Jun Velasco

LIFE’s paradox continues to befuddle us with the gory accident at the Visayan sea with hundreds of Pinoy passengers of our local version of Titanic killed  by drowning.
You can’t blame diminutive Pangulo for fuming (please remove the “mad” — Al Mendoza) because the Sulpicio Lines carrier had been warned about [...]

Playing with Fire

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Misplaced Criticism

By Gonzalo Duque

IF only our mayors were like Sammy Rosario of Binmaley town, then, to parody a once great politician, this province can be great again.
You know what we mean. Just visit his town which from sleepy hollow is now a beautiful and prosperous local government unit.
We bumped into the winsome mayor at [...]

General Admission

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I expect Pacquiao to win by KO

By Al S. Mendoza

IF YOU CAN'T expect Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao to win today, Sunday, woe to you!  Either you are a Mexican, or you don't like Pacman's moustache.
I expect him to win. By knockout.
Of all the boxers I know in the whole wide world today, Pacquiao has that [...]

Harvest Time

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Research and Advocacy don’t mix

By Sosimo Ma. Pablico

In the scientific tradition, a researcher is expected to exclude his biases from his studies.  However, some researchers seem to use their studies to find support for their own biases.  For instance, there is this researcher who advocates the use of farm wastes instead of commercial organic [...]

Viewpoints

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Leave a Comment

Just thinking

By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D.

There is one thing certain in Philippine politics, something that definitely no few people in different sectors of Philippine society ponder upon, seriously talk about and continuously make educated guesses on. This: How will the well known yet much distrusted incumbent national leadership keep its office of affluence [...]

Sports Eye

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment

Torn between two lovers

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.

EVERY time a Filipino boxer fights a Mexican pug, some of my  friends who are boxing buffs pique on me, asking me whom I would pick to win the fight knowing that I’m half Mexican and half Filipino. It’s happening again, these same people have challenged me [...]

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