ROGER RUBIN
Yes, the statues should be removed and placed in museums. They are part of our history and should be preserved. I have less of a problem with the [Confederate] flag, although … [it] represents slavery and secession. No to flags on any public property. No to flags adjacent to any display of the U.S. flag, anywhere. The flag represents too many different aspects of Southern culture. And to take that away seems a stretch.
The Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Urban Farmers’ Training Program has held orientations for urban farmers from Makati City and Bacoor in Cavite, with another scheduled in San Juan City before the month ends.
The orientation program of KSK, supported by SM Foundation, is an innovation of the training program whose initial target beneficiaries were rural or provincial-based marginal vegetable farmers.
By Robbie Pangilinan
The Tacloban City Police Office (TCPO) brought home awards from the 116th Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Service Anniversary on August 22 at the Police Regional 8, Camp Ruperto Kangleon, Palo, Leyte.
"Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making."
-- Sugar Ray Leonard
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- I reviewed the ninth round when Floyd Mayweather Jr. assaulted Conor McGregor like a truncheon-toting dispersal cop swarming over a hapless rallyist several times on Youtube and found a glaring element.
As the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor finally neared, things got started with the singing of both the Irish and U.S. national anthems. Kicking things off was Dublin-born singer Imelda May, who belted out a respectable edition of “Amhran na bhFiann.”
By Robbie Pangilinan
Tacloban City Mayor Cristina G. Romualdez will initiate the construction of a boardwalk and viewing deck to attract more tourists to the iconic San Juanico Bridge, which connects Leyte and Samar.
TACLOBAN CITY—Four years after the massive devastation brought about by Super Typhoon ”Haiyan,” this city’s local folks and its leaders continue to strive in earnest to help transform not only its land but likewise its people, particularly the youth that experienced the harrowing experience of a massive disaster that almost totally displaced their otherwise normal growing-up years of their lives.
