Opinion

By admin • August 20th, 2010

By Paul Pastrano Gangoso
Editor in Chief, Western Times News
June 29, 2010

Civil society organizations and environmental networks have been continually questioning the country’s current level of dependence to coal-based energy sources. Over the years, there have been no concrete measures being undertaken by the national government to venture alternative energy sources even after the passage of [...]

Performance bond. That’s what they call it. Necessary as it might seem for the purpose of ensuring the continued participation of Barangay LGU’s in the Summer League Basketball Tournament, it is pure and simple another means of profiteering.
It appears that the strings of anomalous financial trasanctions going on within the SK Federation of Oroquieta is [...]

The present scenario of the SK Federation mess is one typical example of a blame game where parties involved in anomalous government deals and activities tend to share or transfer blames to others literally to free themselves from public accountability and criticism.
Nevertheless, this kind of diversionary tactic no longer works in a society where a [...]

BAGUIO CITY — Top Rank president Bob Arum here warned Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao not to be complacent as he faces the toughest fight of his career when he takes on Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Cotto is a very powerful and dangerous fighter because [...]

During elections, a quote on Rizal’s words about the “youth being the hope of the motherland” would become the most abused, and widely translated message ad populum.
The quote was more than abused; it must had have been harassed or raped to the extent that its true meaning and intent had been terribly distorted by politicians [...]

She was known throughout the world as an icon of democracy as she led the Filipinos in the greatest uprising that eventually led to the ouster of the late dictator Marcos. But more than that, she was a woman, a mother, a Filipino.
Filipino society had been plagued with macho culture where women had been denied [...]

“Utang na Loob” is one distinct Filipino trait which distinguishes us from our neighboring asian counterparts. It implores upon every individual to look back with gratitude to those who have extented a good deed in any way and therefore obliges us to pay back the same …
A former school teacher used to ask me what [...]

Thank you, Speaker Nograles, Senate President Enrile, Senators, Representatives, Vice President de Castro, President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, Ambassadors, friends:
The past twelve months have been a year for the history books. Financial meltdown in the West spread throughout the world…
Tens of millions lost their jobs; billions across the globe have been hurt—the poor always harder [...]

It was six in the morning and the flurry of screeching tires and deafening horns truly made my day bad.
Though such early morning dilemma (at least for those who were accustomed to cool, quite mornings in Oroquieta City) I had already been through during my college days here in Iligan City, I had difficulty flouting [...]

Nganong ang balayronon sa tubig sa Oroquieta mahal man kaayo kumpara sa
ubang syudad? Dili pa gayud mainom?
Sulod sa pipila ka katuigan, ang Misamis Occidental Water District  ang nag-inusarang ahensya nga nagahatag ug patubig ngadto sa mga kabalayan ug mga establismento  sa distrito uno sa atong probinsya. Ug sulod niining pipila ka katuigan, daghan nang mga [...]

Kumusta na ang Love Gift sa CENRO-DENR?  Aduna pa ba?
Ang “Love Gift” sa DENR mao kanang ginapanigil sa CENRO isip bayad sa pag-proseso sa permit to transport sa imong mga kahoy nga giputol. Kasagaraan sa mokuha niining permit mao kadtong mga operators ug bansohan. Sakop sa CENRO- Oroquieta ang tibuok District 1 sa Misamis Occidental. [...]

Aduna ko’y love gift  alang sa mga kurakot nga personahe sulod sa CENRO- Oroquieta: “ Mga baga mo ug nawong!”
“Love gift”, mao kana ang bag-ong tawag niining mga kurakot nga opisyales sa DENR karon sa ilang ginapangayo nga kickback sa mga negosyante sa Misamis Occidental. Love gift ha, kada adlaw mo nag Valentine’s Day dira [...]